Jacques Verberckt

Jacob known as Jacques Verberckt (or Verbrecht) is a sculptor and French ornemanist of Flemish origin born with Antwerp the February 24th 1704 and died in Paris the December 9th 1771.

Born in Antwerp in a family from goldsmiths, Jacob Verberckt studies in his birthplace under the direction of his uncle, Michiel van der Voort. He settles in Paris towards 1716 and, as of 1727, he works for the Bâtiments of the King, carving woodworks and executives. Appreciated First architect of the King, Jacques V Gabriel, then of his son Angel-Jacques Gabriel, it works in several royal castles. He is approved by the royal Academy in 1733.

Under the direction of Robert de Cotte, he collaborates with Jules Degoullons in Versailles for the room of the Queen (1730), the apartments of the Dolphin (1736) and the small gallery of the apartments of the King (1736). In 1734, after the death of Degoullons and Goupil, he becomes the principal ornemanist of the team of the Building industries of the King.

Angel-Jacques Gabriel makes it work between 1735 and 1738 in the apartments of the King (room of Louis XV, 1738; cabinet of the clock, 1738 - 1739), the interior apartment of M {{me}} Adelaide (1752), with the Castle of Fontainebleau (room of the King, 1752), with the Dumb woman, Choisy (1755 - 1765), Bellevue and Saint-Hubert.

If it does not draw itself, unlike Louis-Claude Vassé, Verberckt is particularly skilful to interpret the sketches of Gabriel. Its style, characteristic of the the richest Rubble, is characterized by an attention as great range with the framings of the panels as to their central decoration.

He also works:

with the Castle of Rambouillet (1730 - 1736) for the count de Toulouse;
with the castle of Bellevue (1749 - 1750) and with hotel of Évreux (1754 - 1755) for Madam de Pompadour;
with the hotel of Longueuil, 51 street of the University, for Louis-Armand de Seiglières de Belleforière, marquis de Soyecourt;
with the Hotel of Castries, 72 Street of Game preserve, for the marquis de Castries (1761).

One can think that he worked with the room of the princess of the hotel of Soubise, Rue of Francs-Bourgeois of Paris (1735 - 1739).

Few of its sculptures were preserved. One can quote the Fountain of the Customs with Bordeaux (1740) and two pairs of marble vases for the gardens of Choisy (1742 - 1747, one with the Musée of Louvre, the other in Metropolitan Museum off Art of New York).

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