Born in Beauvais, he was a descendant of the counts of Namur,[1] and in his youth he served as an officer in a regiment of cavalry. Finding it necessary to quit the army in order to take charge of his younger brothers who had been left orphans, he was appointed a farmer-general by Louis XV. In 1777 he visited England, Germany and the Dutch Republic; and in the following year he travelled through Italy, with the view of exploring thoroughly the remains of ancient art. He afterwards settled in Rome and devoted himself to preparing the results of his researches for publication.
He died in 1814, leaving the work, which was being issued in parts, unfinished; but it was carried on by M. Gence, and published complete under the title L'Histoire de l'Art par les monuments, depuis sa décadence au quatrième siècle jusqu'à son renouvellement au seizième (6 vols. fol. with 325 plates, Paris, 1823). In the year of his death D'Agincourt published in Paris a Recueil de fragments de sculpture antique, en terre cuite.
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^Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Jean-Baptiste-Louis-George Seroux d'Agincourt" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
jean, baptiste, seroux, agincourt, jean, baptiste, louis, george, seroux, agincourt, april, 1730, september, 1814, french, archaeologist, historian, bornjean, baptiste, louis, george, seroux, agincourt5, april, 1730beauvaisdied24, september, 1814, 1814, aged, . Jean Baptiste Louis George Seroux D Agincourt 5 April 1730 24 September 1814 was a French archaeologist and historian Jean Baptiste Seroux d AgincourtBornJean Baptiste Louis George Seroux D Agincourt5 April 1730BeauvaisDied24 September 1814 1814 09 24 aged 84 RomeOccupation s AntiquarianArchaeologistBorn in Beauvais he was a descendant of the counts of Namur 1 and in his youth he served as an officer in a regiment of cavalry Finding it necessary to quit the army in order to take charge of his younger brothers who had been left orphans he was appointed a farmer general by Louis XV In 1777 he visited England Germany and the Dutch Republic and in the following year he travelled through Italy with the view of exploring thoroughly the remains of ancient art He afterwards settled in Rome and devoted himself to preparing the results of his researches for publication He died in 1814 leaving the work which was being issued in parts unfinished but it was carried on by M Gence and published complete under the title L Histoire de l Art par les monuments depuis sa decadence au quatrieme siecle jusqu a son renouvellement au seizieme 6 vols fol with 325 plates Paris 1823 In the year of his death D Agincourt published in Paris a Recueil de fragments de sculpture antique en terre cuite References Edit Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Jean Baptiste Louis George Seroux d Agincourt Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Notes EditChisholm Hugh ed 1911 Seroux d Agincourt Jean Baptiste Louis George Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press nbsp This biographical article about an archaeologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Baptiste Seroux d 27Agincourt amp oldid 1035080825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
