Louis Laguerre

French painter (1663-1721)

† 1721 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Louvre Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum; cross-wiki notability: 7 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Louvre Museum · Victoria and Albert Museum

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CC0 · Wikidata

Life

Louis Laguerre was born in 1663 in Versailles and died on April 20, 1721 in London, aged about 58. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: France. Fields of work: painting. Educated at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and Jesuit school.

At a glance

Born: 1663 · Versailles
Died: April 20, 1721 · London
Age at death: about 58
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter
Education: Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, Jesuit school
Wikipedia editions: 7 languages
Signature licence: CC0

About this signature

This image of Louis Laguerre's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as CC0. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1721 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 4 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q2897108 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Louis Laguerre on Wikipedia.

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