A history of French architecture from the death of Mazarin till the death of Louis XV, 1661-1774 . \;ai//iv Jii cole </< / OrarKjcric , hv Roy, /,.v .<,r,-,u,„ .1 .t„/,l p il,.„„„, . Kiu IXG THE ORANGKRV. 1!V P. MENANT (see p. I92) Jt ???:ptt<iui /fat itjfoHKO [I. rr. 192, 193 LXXYI. THI-; ORAXGIiUV. AND 1^0METRR?AI, VllAV {SCf p. I92) I. Ill \\VK f. 193I JULES HARDOUIN MANSART 193 evidence is only internal I incline to the conclusion that he mayhave availed himself of the knowledge, the enthusiasm, and theremarkable skill of this highly-train
A history of French architecture from the death of Mazarin till the death of Louis XV, 1661-1774 . \;ai//iv Jii cole </< / OrarKjcric , hv Roy, /,.v .<,r,-,u,„ .1 .t„/,l p il,.„„„, . Kiu IXG THE ORANGKRV. 1!V P. MENANT (see p. I92) Jt ???:ptt<iui /fat itjfoHKO [I. rr. 192, 193 LXXYI. THI-; ORAXGIiUV. AND 1^0METRR?AI, VllAV {SCf p. I92) I. Ill \\VK f. 193I JULES HARDOUIN MANSART 193 evidence is only internal I incline to the conclusion that he mayhave availed himself of the knowledge, the enthusiasm, and theremarkable skill of this highly-trained young draughtsman, whosemind was saturated with the greatness of Imperial Rome, and whoseknowledge of classical detail enabled him to translate vague supfSfestionsinto practical working drawings. The evidence on which I base thisconclusion is the total dissimilarity between the character of the designof the Orangery and that of Maiisarts known work, the long delaybetween the beginning of the Orangery and its actual building, and thefacts that meanwhile Le Notre had paid a visit to Italy for the expresspurpose of collecting motives for the Royal galleries, and thatDesgodetz, who brought out his work in T682, was the one man whoon his knowledge and attainments was qualified to make the designactually c
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