Louis Carrogis Carmontelle | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Self-portrait, 1762. | |
| Born | Louis Carrogis Carmontelle 15 August 1717 |
| Died | 26 December 1806 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, watercolor painting |
| Movement | Rococo |
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a French dramatist, painter, architect, set designer, author, and designer of one of the earliest examples of the French landscape garden, Parc Monceau in Paris. He also invented the transparent, an early ancestor of the magic lantern and motion picture, for viewing moving bands of landscape paintings.