Louis Bretez (died 1737)[1] was a draughtsman, engraver, cartographer and designer of architectural ornament.[2][3] In 1706 he published La Perspective pratique de l'Architecture.[4][5] He was a professor of perspective and a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture de Saint-Luc.[6][3]
In 1734 he was commissioned to draw up the Turgot map of Paris.[4] By contract, Turgot requested a very faithful reproduction with great accuracy. Bretez was allowed to enter mansions, houses and gardens to take measurements and draw pictures, and worked on the project from 1734 to 1736.[7]
- ^ An inventory of belongings drawn up after his decease is dated 26 June 1737 (Archives notariales - Paris, Paris, France, RE/CXIX/5), Geneanet.
- ^ "Bretez, Louis", Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
- ^ a b "Bretez, Louis (16..-1738)", Notice de personne, Bnf.
- ^ a b Michel Gallet (1995). Les Architectes parisiens du XVIIIe siècle, p. 91. ISBN 2856203701.
- ^ La Perspective pratique de l'Architecture, 1706. Copy at Gallica.
- ^ "Compte-rendus des scéances (8 May 1900), p. 104, Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de Paris et de l'Isle de France.
- ^ "Plan de Turgot 1734–1739" [Map of Turgot 1734-1739] (in French) (RMN ed.). DessinOriginal.com. November 2005. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.Mapping the Boroughs johncoulthart.com