Guillaume Taraval

Guillaume Thomas Taraval (21 December 1701 – April 1750) was a French born, Swedish painter.

He became orphaned early in life and was raised by his foster-father Henry Guillemard (1665-1728) who also gave him the first lessons in painting and drawing.

He produced a series of elegant ceiling paintings and introduced the Rococo decorative style to Sweden.

He also painted portraits, altarpieces and still lives, and prepared sketches for a chandelier in the chapel, which was then completed by his disciple Johan Pasch.

In 1739, he was granted leave to travel to Paris to study the new latest developments in French art, returning to Sweden in 1740.