Louis Joseph Watteau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French painter active in Lille
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Place of Birth: Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France
About Louis Joseph Watteau
- 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 NoĂ«l Joseph Watteau (1689-1756) was brother to Jean-Antoine Watteau, the painter of fĂȘtes galantes, and he was himself father to the painter François Watteau. He played a decisive role in the foundation of what would become the musĂ©e lillois des Beaux-Arts, opened in 1803, by producing the first ever inventory of paintings confiscated by the state during the French Revolution. He died in Lille, aged 67.
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