October 5, 1704
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: The Fine Art Archive Db
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
French Rococo portraitist (1704–1788)
Maurice Quentin de La Tour has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 5, 1704 in Saint-Quentin.
Born
September 5, 1704
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: February 17, 1788
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Saint-Quentin
- Professions
- pastellist, painter, draftsperson, visual artist
- Citizenship
- France
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: September 5, 1704 (SNAC; RKDartists; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; Find a Grave; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; La Tour [Delatour; Latour], Maurice-Quentin de; The Fine Art Archive Db; Integrated Authority File; Benezit Dictionary of Artists; BnF authorities) or October 5, 1704 (The Fine Art Archive Db).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- SNAC
- RKDartists
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- Find a Grave
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- La Tour [Delatour; Latour], Maurice-Quentin de
- The Fine Art Archive Db
- Integrated Authority File
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- BnF authorities
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Maurice Quentin de La Tour born?
Maurice Quentin de La Tour was born in Saint-Quentin.