Pierre-Charles Trémolières

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Detail of a painting (self-portrait) by Pierre-Charles Tremolieres (c. 1737) Pierre-Charles Tremolieres 1703-1739.jpg
Detail of a painting (self-portrait) by Pierre-Charles Trémolières (c. 1737)
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Biography

He was born in Cholet and became an etcher and decorative painter of interiors. [1] Today many of his works have been dismantled from their original installations and are remounted as moveable paintings on display in galleries. [1] He died in Paris.

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