Gerard de Lairesse

painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands (1641-1711)

† 1711 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Rijksmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 21 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Rijksmuseum · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Uffizi Gallery · National Gallery of Art · Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Gerard de Lairesse was born in September 1641 in Liège and died in July 1711 in Amsterdam, aged about 70. Recorded occupations: painter, printmaker, decorator and art theorist. Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic. Associated movement: Baroque. Notable works include “The Banquet of Cleopatra”.

At a glance

Born: September 1641 · Liège
Died: July 1711 · Amsterdam
Age at death: about 70
Citizenship: Dutch Republic
Occupations: painter, printmaker, decorator, art theorist
Movements: Baroque
Notable works: The Banquet of Cleopatra
Wikipedia editions: 21 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Gerard de Lairesse'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 1711 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 7 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q533958 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Gerard de Lairesse on Wikipedia.

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