# BRETEZ, Louis

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## Artist

- Lifespan: ?–1738
- Profession: architect
- School: French

## Biography

French architect and cartographer. He is known for the map of Paris which he prepared in 1734-38 for Michel-Étienne Turgot, provost of the merchants of Paris. Bretez was member of the Academy of Saint-Luc, rival of the Royal Academy of painting and sculpture.

## Related artworks

- [Map of Paris \(details\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bretez-louis-r4844b3b3dd6296/map-of-paris-details-r3339569facbb13>)

## Attribution

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