Louis Auguste de Sainson (April 26, 1800 – 1877) was a French artist, lithographer, and engraver. He worked as a draughtsman on the ship Astrolabe in its circumnavigation of the globe in 1826 – 1829, and then spent nearly five years preparing prints for the publication of the account of the expedition. Afterwards, he participated in the publication of prints about two other expeditions.