Project for a Chinese Pavillion

n.d.

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The French architect Hazon made this design of a garden pavilion at the request of the Marquis de Marigny, who wished to add several Chinese follies to his gardens at the Château Menars. While this is one of only a few private commissions that Hazon received from the marquis, the two men knew each other well through their employment within the Bâtiments du Roi—the governing body that maintained the buildings belonging to the French crown. The men owed their respective appointments to the infamous mistress of King Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour, who was the sister of the marquis and a longstanding patron of Hazon’s work.

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Title: Project for a Chinese Pavillion
Artist: Michel Barthelemy Hazon (French, Paris 1722–1818 Paris)
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black and brown ink, with watercolor over a ruled graphite underdrawing on off white laid paper
Dimensions: 13 x 17 in. (33 x 43.2 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2004
Object Number: 2004.475.7
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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