Jean de la Vallée
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Jean de la Vallée (ca 1620 – 12 March 1696) was a Swedish architect. [1]
Biography
Born in France, he was the son of architect Simon de la Vallée (ca 1595–1642). He made early trips in
In 1646, he received a royal scholarship for three years and began an international trip to study architecture. The journey went over the Netherlands to Paris where he arrived in August 1646. It continued to Italy and Rome, which he first left in the spring of 1650. [2]
He also worked on the commission of many noblemen. For
In 1680 he was awarded the title "Royal and City Architect" and from 1680 to 1688 he was a state architect in Stockholm. In 1692 he was knighted.
Personal life
In November 1654, he married Anna Maria Böös. His daughter, Margaret de la Vallée, was married to architect and master builder Mathias Spieler (c. 1640–1691). He died in Stockholm during 1696.[4]
References
- ^ "Jean de la Vallée". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "Jean de la Vallée". Historiesajten. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "de la Vallée, Jean (1642-1696)". KulturNav. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ Nina Ringbom. "Mathias Spihler". Slottsguiden.info. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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