Alexandre de Latour

He received his first lessons in his family home, from his mother, the painter Marie de Latour née Simons, who specialized in miniatures.

He also trained with the famous miniaturist, Louis-Marie Autissier, at his studio in Brussels, as well as in Paris with Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin (1802).

[2] His artistic style developed through three regimes; the French First Republic, Napoleonic France, and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

He held a similar position following the establishment of the Kingdom of Belgium in 1831, and was known for his ability to paint accurate portraits from memory.

[4] His works may be seen at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Liège [fr], and the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, which has portraits of his parents and a self-portrait.