Jean-Baptiste Descamps was born in 1715 in Dunkerque in the far north of France. His native tongue was Flemish, and it is abundantly clear from the publications that he wrote in French that he regarded himself as a Fleming.
Jean-Baptiste Descamps was born in 1715 in Dunkerque in the far north of France. His native tongue was Flemish, and it is abundantly clear from the publications that he wrote in French that he regarded himself as a Fleming.