Hippolyte Destailleur
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Hippolyte Destailleur (27 September 1822 – 17 November 1893) was a French
Early life and career
Born Hippolyte-Alexandre-Gabriel-Walter Destailleur in Paris, he was the son of François-Hippolyte Destailleur (born Paris, 22 March 1787; died Paris, 15 February 1852), also a noted French architect, who studied with
Later career
Hippolyte Destailleur became a fashionable architect, catering to rich and titled clients. He mimicked French styles of the 16th to 18th centuries, distinguishing himself from many of his contemporaries, who favored medieval,
He is one of the best-known foreign architects to have worked in 19th century England, where he designed
He oversaw the designwork and restoration of the
His son Walter-André Destailleur was also an architect, who built the Château de Trévarez.[1]
Hippolyte Destailleur died in Paris.[1]
References
Notes
Sources
- Midant, Jean-Paul (1996). "Destailleur. French family of architects.", vol. 8, pp. 816–817, in The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner, reprinted with minor corrections in 1998. New York: Grove. ISBN 9781884446009.
- Middleton, R. D. (1982). "Destailleur, Hippolyte-Alexandre-Gabriel", vol. 1, pp. 567–568, in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects, 4 volumes, edited by Adolf K. Placzek. London: The Free Press. ISBN 9780029250006.
Further reading
- Duplessis, Georges (1895). "Notice sur M. Hippolyte Destailleur". Catalogue de livres et estampes : relatifs aux beaux-arts, architecture, peinture, gravure, ornementation, etc., provenant de la bibliothèque de feu Hippolyte Destailleur (in French). Paris: D. Morgand. pp. I–XVII.
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