Paul-Joseph Delcloche
Illustration — Black-and-white reproduction of the portrait of John Theodore of Bavaria from 1748 Paul-Joseph Delcloche, a Flemish painter of interiors and battle-pieces, was born in Namur (then in the Holy Roman Empire) on 20 January 1716. He was the son of Pierre Delcloche, an almost unknown painter, from whom he received his first lessons in art. Whilst still very young he went to Paris, but returned in 1747 to Liège, where he painted some pictures for the Salle des États and the churches.
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Paul-Joseph Delcloche
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- Born
- 1716 · Province of Namur.
- Died
- 1755 · Liège.
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Movements
- Baroque painting
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Illustration — Black-and-white reproduction of the portrait of John Theodore of Bavaria from 1748 Paul-Joseph Delcloche, a Flemish painter of interiors and battle-pieces, was born in Namur (then in the Holy Roman Empire) on 20 January 1716. He was the son of Pierre Delcloche, an almost unknown painter, from whom he received his first lessons in art. Whilst still very young he went to Paris, but returned in 1747 to Liège, where he painted some pictures for the Salle des États and the churches.
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His small pictures are full of life and spirit, but his larger works are much less successful. He died on 24 May 1755 in Liège.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with Baroque painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Liège and Paris. Work by Paul-Joseph Delcloche is recorded in the collections of Condé Museum and Liege Fine Arts Museum.
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1716
Paul-Joseph Delcloche was born on 20 January 1716.
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Paul-Joseph Delcloche died on 24 May 1755.
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