Louis Joseph Watteau
Louis Joseph Watteau, known as the Watteau of Lille was a French painter active in Lille.
Watteau was born in Valenciennes. His father Noël Joseph Watteau was brother to Jean-Antoine Watteau, a painter of fêtes galantes, and he was himself father to the painter François Watteau.
He played a decisive role in the foundation of what would become the Musée [des Beaux-Arts de Lille], opened in 1803, by producing the first ever inventory of paintings confiscated by the state during the French Revolution.
He died in Lille, aged 67.