
Mathieu Elias
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 284 years ago |
Born | Nord |
France | |
Date of died | April 22,1741 |
Died | 1741 |
On view | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Job | Painter |
Date of birth | January 1,1658 |
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ID | 1420364 |
Mathieu Elias Life story
Matheiu Elias, Elyas, or Elie, was born at Peena, near Cassel, in 1658. His parents were extremely poor, and he was employed when a boy in attending cattle, in which humble situation he was noticed by a painter of Dunkirk, named Philippe De Corbehem, tracing objects on the ground.