Léon Vidal

French photographer (1833-1906)

† 1906 · Artists · Photographer in the permanent collections of National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art; cross-wiki notability: 1 language Wikipedia

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National Gallery of Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Museum of Modern Art

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Life

Léon Vidal was born on February 24, 1833 in Marseille and died on August 5, 1906 in Port-de-Bouc, aged 73. Recorded occupations: photographer and inventor. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include Mayor of Port-de-Bouc, president and general secretary. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, officier d'académie and Officier de l'Instruction publique. Member of Société photographique de Marseille, Académie de Marseille, Société française de photographie and Fédération photographique de France.

At a glance

Born: February 24, 1833 · Marseille
Died: August 5, 1906 · Port-de-Bouc
Age at death: 73
Citizenship: France
Occupations: photographer, inventor
Positions held: Mayor of Port-de-Bouc, president, general secretary
Honours: Knight of the Legion of Honour, officier d'académie, Officier de l'Instruction publique
Wikipedia editions: 1 language
Signature licence: CC0

About this signature

This image of Léon Vidal's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as CC0. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; photographer deceased since 1906 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q20789810 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13.

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