title: Guillaume Descamps
text: # Guillaume Descamps
  
  Guillaume-Désiré-Joseph Descamps (1779–1858), a French painter and engraver, was born at Lille. He was a pupil of François-André Vincent, but, obtaining the "prix de Rome," he improved himself by travelling in Italy, and became court-painter of Murat in Naples. He died in Paris in 1858. The following paintings were executed by him:
  
  * The Women of Sparta (in the Lille Museum). 1808.
  * The Martyrdom of St. Andrew (in St. Andrė, Lille).
  * Murat on board the Ceres distributing Rewards (engraved hy himself).
  * The Conversion of St. Augustine (in St. Eustache, Paris).
  * The Apotheosis of Cardinal Tommasi (in San Martino di Monti, Rome).
  * The Neapolitan Troops marching out against Capri.
  
  As an engraver he also produced six plates from the 'Fable of Psyche.'
  
  