Jean-Baptiste Glucq

Jean-Baptiste Glucq or (Gluck), baron of Saint-Port, is a magistrate, industrialist and French collector of the 18th century born in Paris the November 14th 1674 and died in Paris the May 10th 1748 of the continuations of an accident.

Biography

Wire of Jean Glucq, industrialist of Dutch origin which on the authorities of Colbert created a manufacture of dyeing and cloths fine near the Gobelins. With the death of their father in 1718, Jean-Baptiste Glucq and his brother Claude Glucq became the silent partners of their first cousin Jean Julienne, main dyer, who assisted their maternal uncle then François Julienne with the management of the firm. Syndic of the Company of the Indies (of the January 30th to the June 23rd 1745), it had been before received on May 15th 1700 to advise with the Grand the Council - honorary the May 13rd 1741 - and was Secrétaire of the king.

He was according to Saint-Simon, one of the close friends of the countess of Wart (1670 - 1736). To its death, this one bequeathed to him, like in Leon de Madaillan de Lesparre, count de Lassay, some tables of its collection because of their long friendship. Another close relation of the countess, Jean-François Lériget, marquis of Faye, chooses it in 1731 like heir to his bronzes and adviser of his nephew to whom it gave his Château of Cop to Cop-in-Brie. Large bibliophile himself, it repurchased the famous library of his neighbor Bernard of Monnoye, ruined in 1720, by leaving him the pleasure until the end of his days.

In 1709, his/her father offered to him the Château of Holy-Base and the seigniory of Saint-Port with Seine-Port. It lived there sumptuously, receiving artists, in particular the painter Watteau, and writers to the king Louis XV which came there one day since Fontainebleau. Thanks to the countess of Wart, it also closely bound with the duke of Bourbon (“Mister the duke”), which was principal Minister for the State at the beginning of the personal reign of Louis XV, and with its mother, the princess dowager of Cop, which often came to Holy-Base.

Saint-Simon evokes it in these terms: “Saint-Port which is very skilful in businesses is the governor of the house and the driver of the businesses. He hears even the intrigue and the world. Thus, here gallant with many hands, and with that king at Mrs. de Verrue, company distinguished and celebrated at Mr. the duke and Madam her mother, with the confidence of all this interior that him and Mrs. de Verrue had often to mend time of Mrs. de Prie. It is a man soft, modest, respectful, who does not leave his state. ”

In 1720, Glucq acquired of the field of Pouilly the Fort, including/understanding inter alia the seigniory of Boissise the Bertrand, increasing his field and the family collections, while protecting and making work many artists, continuing the embellishment of the church of Seine-Port. He died in 1748 without direct descendant and was buried on May 13rd in the church of Seine-Port. It was a nephew, Jean-Baptist-François de Montullé, wire of the sister of Jean-Baptiste Glucq, Francoise, who inherited the property of Holy-Base and the collections. He gave his hotel of the 7 quay of Théatins (in which he died) as well as the ground of Pouilly to the lieutenant of the Daldart soldiers of the gardes-fran1caises and its wife which he had taken in affection.

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