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Gilles-Louis Chrétien

Gilles-Louis Chrétien

French cellist and engraver
Gilles-Louis Chrétien was a French cellist and engraver. Chrétien was born at Versailles. In 1787 he invented a machine called a "physionotrace", with which he took portraits in profile from life. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1754, Versailles, France
Died: March 4, 1811 (age 57 years), former 4th arrondissement of Paris