Louis Truchy
Louis Truchy (possibly 1731 – 1764) was a French engraver. He and Antoine Benoist were taken on by the English painter Joseph Highmore to engrave his Pamela series in 1743.
Louis Truchy
Louis Truchy · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Died
- 1764 · London.
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- France
- Occupation
- engraver
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Louis Truchy (possibly 1731 – 1764) was a French engraver. He and Antoine Benoist were taken on by the English painter Joseph Highmore to engrave his Pamela series in 1743.
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1721
Louis Truchy born at Paris.
1764
Louis Truchy died at London.
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