Jacques de Lajoue
Jacques de Lajoue, a French architectural painter, was born in 1687 in Paris. He became a member of the Académie de peinture [et de sculpture|Academy] in 1721, and is noticed for a 'Perspective' which he executed in 1732 at the Library of St. Geneviève. He also designed the title-page to the works of Wouwerman. Etchings have been made after him by Cochin, Pierre [Alexandre Tardieu|Tardieu], and others. He died in Paris in 1761.