Joseph Jan Baptiste de Bay

Jean Baptiste Joseph de Bay the Elder (born 16 October 1779–1863) was a Belgian art historian and sculptor. He was born in Mechelen.

He was the son of Philippus De Bay (1754-1810) and his wife Anna Catharina Taeymans. He was active in France were he was conservator of the collection of antiquities of the Louvre. he died in Paris in 1863.

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