About Jean Mansart de Jouy
Lived 1705 – 1783 (aged 78). Jean Mansart de Jouy was a French architect.
Jean Mansart de Jouy (1705, Paris – 1783) was a French architect. He was also known as Mansart the Elder (Mansart l'Aîné).
He and his younger brother, Jacques Hardouin-Mansart de Sagonne, were both bastard sons of Jacques Hardouin-Mansart by his mistress Madeleine Duguesny, later his wife but at the time married to Jean Maury. Their grandfather was Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Louis XIV's chief architect.
De Jouy is most notable for his rebuilding of the entrance to the église Saint-Eustache in Paris, which was finally completed in 1788 by Pierre Louis Moreau.
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Who was Jean Mansart de Jouy?
French architect
When was Jean Mansart de Jouy born?
Jean Mansart de Jouy was born on 24 June 1705 in Paris.
When did Jean Mansart de Jouy die?
Jean Mansart de Jouy died on 24 October 1783 in Paris.
What was Jean Mansart de Jouy's occupation?
Jean Mansart de Jouy was an architect.
What nationality was Jean Mansart de Jouy?
Jean Mansart de Jouy was French.
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