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unusual facts about Charles De Wailly


Charles de Wailly

Noticed by the Marquis de Marigny, brother of Mme de Pompadour and general director of the Bâtiments du Roi, de Wailly worked in the park of Marigny's Château de Menars and, thanks to his support, managed to obtain the commission of a new theatre for the Comédie-Française.


Gilles-Barnabé Guimard

As also Dewez had fallen into disfavor - officially due to shortcomings in his designs for the Vilvoorde prison - they choose for new architects to work in their service such as Charles de Wailly and Louis Montoyer.

Goût grec

Also influential were the engravings of the architect Jean-François de Neufforge, the work of Charles De Wailly, and the designs of Philippe de La Guêpière.


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