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==Biography==
==Biography==
He wrote a comprehensive book about art ''Cabinet des singularitez'' which the historian [[Arnold Houbraken]] used as a source for Dutch painters active in France, along with similar books on artists by [[Roger de Piles]] and [[André Felibien]].<ref name=Houbraken>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_002.htm Florent le Comte as source]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by [[Arnold Houbraken]], courtesy of the [[Digital library for Dutch literature]]</ref> Though Houbraken quotes the French title, in his biographical sketch of [[Romeyn de Hooghe]] he includes a long citation in Dutch from the Dutch translation.<ref name=Houbraken/>
He wrote a comprehensive book about art ''Cabinet des singularitez'' which the historian [[Arnold Houbraken]] used as a source for Dutch painters active in France, along with similar books on artists by [[Roger de Piles]] and [[André Felibien]].<ref name=Houbraken>{{in lang|nl}} [https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0006.php Florent le Comte as source] in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by [[Arnold Houbraken]], courtesy of the [[Digital library for Dutch literature]]</ref> Though Houbraken quotes the French title, in his biographical sketch of [[Romeyn de Hooghe]] he includes a long citation in Dutch from the Dutch translation.<ref name=Houbraken/>


According to the RKD his ''Cabinet des singularitez'' written in 1699 was translated into Dutch in 1708.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/424018 Florent le Comte] in the [[RKD]]</ref> Though he called himself a painter and sculptor, no works are known.<ref name=RKD/>
According to the RKD his ''Cabinet des singularitez'' written in 1699 was translated into Dutch in 1708.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/424018 Florent le Comte] in the [[RKD]]</ref> Though he called himself a painter and sculptor, no works are known.<ref name=RKD/>

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"Cabinet des singularitez d’architecture, peinture, sculpture, et graveure", 1699

Florent le Comte (1655–1712), was a French writer and engraver.

Biography[edit]

He wrote a comprehensive book about art Cabinet des singularitez which the historian Arnold Houbraken used as a source for Dutch painters active in France, along with similar books on artists by Roger de Piles and André Felibien.[1] Though Houbraken quotes the French title, in his biographical sketch of Romeyn de Hooghe he includes a long citation in Dutch from the Dutch translation.[1]

According to the RKD his Cabinet des singularitez written in 1699 was translated into Dutch in 1708.[2] Though he called himself a painter and sculptor, no works are known.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Florent le Comte as source in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ^ a b Florent le Comte in the RKD