Louis Laguerre ((1663-1721) was a French decorative painter mainly working in England.
Born in Versailles in 1663 and trained at the Paris Academy under Charles Le Brun, he came to England in 1683, where he first worked with Antonio Verrio, and then on his own. He rivalled with Sir James Thornhill in the field of history painting, primarily decorating the great houses of the nobility. His wall paintings can be found in Marlborough House, Petworth, and Blenheim. Alexander Pope said,
On painted ceilings you devoutly stareLaguerre was also a director of Godfrey Kneller's London Academy of drawing and painting, founded in the autumn of 1711. He died in London on April 20, 1721.
Where sprawl the saints of Verrio or Laguerre.
See also English school of painting
