Francois L Joseph Watteau de Lille - Artist Info

About Francois L Joseph Watteau de Lille

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Francois L Joseph Watteau
  • Biography

    François Louis Joseph Watteau, known (like his father) as the Watteau of Lille (18 August 1758, Lille - 1 December 1823, Lille)

    He was a French painter, active in his birthplace. He was the son of the painter Louis Joseph Watteau (1731-1798) and grandson of Noël Joseph Watteau (1689-1756) who was the brother of Jean-Antoine Watteau, the painter of "fêtes galantes".

    From 1808 to his death Francois was deputy curator of the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, which his father had helped to found.wikipedia.org

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