Early Life and Background Born: Hesdin, France, circa 1355. Died: 1414. Jacquemart de Hesdin was a French miniature painter who flourished during the International Gothic period. He is also known as Jacquemart of Hesdin. Hesdin, his namesake, was a fortified citadel in the Pas-de-Calais region, then part of Flanders and under Burgundian influence. This location likely shaped his early artistic environment. He belonged to a generation of Netherlandish artists who found patronage within the French royal court from the mid-14th century onwards. Patronage and Career at Court Primary Pat…