About Mathieu Cochereau
Lived 1793 – 1817 (aged 24). Mathieu Cochereau was a French painter.
Léon Matthieu Cochereau (1793, Montigny-le-Gannelon - 30 August 1817) was a French painter.
Biography Student of David, he painted his master's studio in a painting now held at the Louvre. Another of his works is held at the Musée Antoine Vivenel. Several of his paintings are also in Chartres and Châteaudun museums, both in Eure-et-Loir department.
He died at sea of dysentery whilst going to Greece accompanied by his uncle Pierre Prévost, the panorama painter - the precise site of death was, according to the sources, "across from Bizerte, in sight of Athens, near the Isle of Cerigo, in the Ionian Sea.
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Who was Mathieu Cochereau?
French painter (1793-1817)
When was Mathieu Cochereau born?
Mathieu Cochereau was born on 9 February 1793 in Montigny-le-Gannelon.
When did Mathieu Cochereau die?
Mathieu Cochereau died on 10 August 1817 in Ottoman Greece, Bizerte Governorate.
What was Mathieu Cochereau's occupation?
Mathieu Cochereau was a painter.
What nationality was Mathieu Cochereau?
Mathieu Cochereau was French.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Mathieu Cochereau
· DBpedia: Léon Matthieu Cochereau
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