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FLORENT CARTON See also:DANCOURT (1661-1725)
, See also:French dramatist and actor, was See also:born at See also:Fontainebleau on the 1st of See also:November 1661
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He belonged to a See also:family of See also:rank, and his parents entrusted his See also:education to Pere de la See also:Rue, a Jesuit, who made See also:earnest efforts to induce him to join the See also:order
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But he had no religious vocation and proceeded to study See also:law
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He practised at the See also:bar for some See also:time, but his See also:marriage to the daughter of the comedian See also:Francois Lenoir de la Thorilliere led him to become an actor, and in 1685, in spite of the strong opposition of his family, he
appeared at the See also:Theatre See also:Francais
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His gifts as a comedian gave him immediate and marked success, both with the public and with his See also:fellow actors
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He was the spokesman of his See also:company on occasions of See also:state, and in this capacity he frequently appeared before See also:
See also:Dancourt was a prolific author, and produced some sixty plays in all
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Some years before his See also:death he terminated his career both as an actor and as an author by retiring to his See also:chateau at Courcelles le Roi, in See also:Berry, where he employed himself in making a poetical See also:translation of the See also:Psalms and in See also:writing a sacred tragedy
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He died on the 7th of See also:December 1725
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The plays of Dancourt are faithful descriptions of the See also:manners of the time, and as such have real See also:historical value
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The characters are See also:drawn with a realistic See also:touch that led to his being styled by See also: An edition of his Theatre choisi, with a See also:preface by F . See also:Sarcey, appeared in 1884 . |
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I have a painting with the name Louis Dancourt on it. Every time I look up his name, it comes up Florent Carton Dancourt. I cannot find any information on whether or not he ever painted or had a descendant with the same name. This is a huge painting and I hope someone out there can tell me something about it. I have been researching this for the past two years with no result, other than the one I mentioned. I do not know if this person has any relevance to the picture I have. If so, I would, greatly, appreciate any help. I am running out of resources. Thank you.
i also have a painting by louis dancourt like you i can not find anything about him maybe can compare painting are info
I ALSO HAVE A PAINTING BY LOUIS DANCOURT I WOULD LIKE TO FIND ANY INFO ON HIS WORKS ETC I CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING ABOUT HIS WORKS OF ART
I also have the Louis Dancourt LEFT BANK PARIS, L.Dancourt. I loved the print ever since my Grandmother bought it in the early 1970's.It cost her around 500$ at the time she bought it new. Trying to find a little more info about it.
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