About Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie
Lived 1730 – 1809 (aged 79). Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie was a French politician.
Charles Claude Flahaut, Count of Angiviller (1730–1809) was the director of the Bâtiments du Roi, a forerunner of a minister of fine arts in charge of the royal building works, under Louis XVI, from 1775. Through Flahaut, virtually all official artistic patronage flowed.
His portrait by Joseph Duplessis, exhibited at the Salon of 1779, is conserved in the Louvre.
In 1784, he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.
After the French Revolution he was accused of mishandling public property and emigrated, settling in Hamburg, where he died in 1809.
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Who was Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie?
French politician (1730-1809)
When was Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie born?
Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie was born on 24 January 1730 in Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau, Altona.
When did Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie die?
Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie died on 11 December 1809 in Altona.
What was Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie's occupation?
Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie was a politician.
What nationality was Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie?
Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie was French.
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· Wikipedia: Charles-Claude Flahaut de la Billaderie
· DBpedia: Charles Claude Flahaut, Count of Angiviller
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