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Signature of Pierre Petit

Pierre Petit

French photographer (1831–1909)

† 1909 · Artists · Photographer in the permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 9 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Museum of Modern Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art
License & source
CC0 · Wikidata
Life

Pierre Petit was born on August 15, 1831 in Aups and died on February 16, 1909 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris, aged 77. Recorded occupations: entomologist, photographer, lithographer and visual artist. Country of citizenship: France. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour. Member of Société française de photographie and Petit & Trinquart.

At a glance
Born
August 15, 1831 · Aups
Died
February 16, 1909 · 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
Age at death
77
Citizenship
France
Occupations
entomologist, photographer, lithographer, visual artist
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions
9 languages
Signature licence
CC0
About this signature

This image of Pierre Petit'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; photographer deceased since 1909 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 2 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q55070601 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Pierre Petit on Wikipedia.

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