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    Jacques-François Blondel (8 January 1705 – 9 January 1774) was an 18th-century French architect and teacher. After running his own highly successful school...
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    advocated by French architect Jacques-François Blondel in his nine-volume treatise Cours d'architecture (1771–77). Blondel promoted the style for the exterior...
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  • Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis Arnulphe d'Aumont Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Jacques-François Blondel Claude Bourgelat Jean-François-Henri Collot Étienne Noël Damilaville...
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  • Jean-François Blondel (1683 – 9 October 1756) was a French architect. Born in Rouen, Blondel was admitted in the Académie d'architecture in 1728. He was...
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    returned his portrait and letters. Manon married the architect Jacques-François Blondel a short while after, disappointing Casanova, who believed that...
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  • d'Architecture Georges Blondel (1856–1948), French historian Henri Blondel (1821–1897), French architect Jacques-François Blondel (1705–1774), French architect...
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    and included a school of architecture. Its members met weekly. Jacques-François Blondel describes the academy quarters in his Architecture françoise of...
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    uses. Claude Perrault's design for the north façade, engraved by Jacques-François Blondel Louis Le Vau's design for the South façade, c.1660, engraved by...
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  • modernization of the centre of Metz. Belle-Isle awarded royal architect Jacques-François Blondel in 1755 for the embellishment of the town square and the construction...
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    François Blondel (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa blɔ̃dɛl]; c. 10 June 1618 – 21 January 1686) was a soldier, engineer of fortifications, mathematician...
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  • Donauwörth, Bavaria, are in the museum's collection. Blondel was the uncle of Jacques-François Blondel, the great architectural teacher of the neoclassicists...
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    buildings surrounding the town square are by French architect Jacques-François Blondel, who was awarded the task of redesigning and modernizing the centre...
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    influenced contemporary architects. Born in Paris, he studied under Jacques-François Blondel, Germain Boffrand and Jean-Laurent Le Geay, from whom he learned...
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    revolutionary character was recognised by the architect and teacher Jacques-François Blondel, who illustrated the elevation of the façade in his Architecture...
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  • momentum to the idea, first expressed in the late 18th century by Jacques-François Blondel, that beauty ("decoration") is the only worthy aspect of the architectural...
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  • Michael Vartan Hervé Villechaize Mallory Wanecque Lambert Wilson Jacques-François Blondel Germain Boffrand Étienne-Louis Boullée Salomon de Brosse Libéral...
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    building on Place Kléber in Strasbourg, France. It was built by Jacques-François Blondel in 1765–1772. In 1926, three avant-garde artists Theo van Doesburg...
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    Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 200. "Blondel, Jacques François" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 76–77...
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    of espionage for Germany. The Aubette was built in 1765–1772 by Jacques François Blondel, architect to King Louis XV of France. In 2006, after a long and...
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    refurbishment conducted by Jacques-François Blondel c.1850–1880s Destruction of the ornaments of Jacques-François Blondel 1889–1903 Construction of a...
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    like Voltaire and Jacques-François Blondel began to voice their criticism of the superficiality and degeneracy of the art. Blondel decried the "ridiculous...
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    published by Jean Mariette after the originals and reproduced by Jacques-François Blondel in his Architecture françoise of 1752. The plans were also re-engraved...
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    Cornelis Troost, Jan ten Compe, Jacob Xavery and Georges-François Blondel (son of Jacques-François Blondel). Braamcamp 's family originated in Rijssen. In 1699...
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    several amenities, which make the residence pleasant." Although Jacques-François Blondel was not overly enthusiastic, he nevertheless found words of praise...
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    engraving of the fountain, in the article on classical sculpture by Jacques-François Blondel in the French Encyclopédie of 1765. However, it also drew considerable...
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    Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe based on an earlier proposal by Jacques-François Blondel, while Kokorinov managed the construction in its early phases (1764–1772)...
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    Metz commanded the edification of his palace to Royal architect Jacques-François Blondel. The project was included in a larger urban renovation in a context...
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  • English Gothic country house architect (died 1839) January 9 – Jacques-François Blondel, French architect and teacher (born 1705) January 28 – Antonio...
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  • lessons from Jacques-François Blondel at the Royal Academy of Architecture (Académie royale d'architecture). It was here that he met Jacques Molinos, with...
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    Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple obtained a first design from Jacques-François Blondel for the new south front of the house. However this design did not...
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