Louis Joseph Watteau (10 April 1731 - 17 August 1798), known as the Watteau of Lille (a title also given to his son) was a French painter active in Lille. Watteau was born in Valenciennes. His father Noël Joseph Watteau (1689-1756) was brother to Jean-Antoine Watteau, the painter of fêtes galantes, and he was himself father to the painter François Watteau. He played a decisive role in the foundation of what would become the musée lillois des Beaux-Arts, opened in 1803, by producing the first… Read more...

Author:

François Louis Joseph Watteau

Also known as:

Watteau de Lille

François Watteau

fils M. Watteau

Watteau de Lille II

Watteau Of Lille II Watteau

Francois Louis Joseph Watteau

Born:

18th Aug, 1758

Dead:

1st Dec, 1823

Country:

France

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François Louis Joseph Watteau (18 August 1758, Lille – 1 December 1823, Lille), known like his father as the Watteau of Lille, 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) – Noël was the brother of Jean-Antoine Watteau, the painter of "fêtes galantes". From 1808 to his death he was deputy curator of the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, which his father had helped to found. Read more...