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Signature of Adolphe Willette

Adolphe Willette

French artist (1857-1926)

† 1926 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art; cross-wiki notability: 14 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
National Gallery of Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Museum of Modern Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Adolphe Willette was born on July 30, 1857 in Châlons-en-Champagne and died on February 4, 1926 in rue Lacroix, aged 68. Recorded occupations: painter, caricaturist, lithographer, illustrator, designer and graphic artist. Country of citizenship: France. Fields of work: visual arts, painting, caricature and illustration. Educated at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Lycée Carnot. Honours include Officer of the Legion of Honour. Member of Les Hydropathes.

At a glance
Born
July 30, 1857 · Châlons-en-Champagne
Died
February 4, 1926 · rue Lacroix
Age at death
68
Citizenship
France
Occupations
painter, caricaturist, lithographer, illustrator, designer, graphic artist
Education
Beaux-Arts de Paris, Lycée Carnot
Honours
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions
14 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Adolphe Willette's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. 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 1926 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q365874 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Adolphe Willette on Wikipedia.

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