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Antoine Matthieu Le Carpentier

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Antoine Matthieu Le Carpentier (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan matjø kaʁpɑ̃tje]; Rouen, 1709 - Paris, 1773) was a French architect.[1][2]

Biography

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Antoine Matthieu Le Carpentier was born in Rouen, the son of a carpenter.

He became a member of the Académie royale d'architecture in 1756. His students included the brothers Joseph-Abel and Guillaume-Martin Couture, Jean-Baptiste Louis Élisabeth Le Boursier and Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré.

He died in Paris in 1773.

Works

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His works include the rebuilding of the Château de la Ferté-Vidame (1771).

References

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  1. ^ Gordon, Alden R.; Gilbert, Maria Leilani; Spatz, Elizabeth A.; Teter, Patricia A. (2003). The Houses and Collections of the Marquis de Marigny (in French). Getty Publications. p. 626. ISBN 978-0-89236-694-1.
  2. ^ Bergot, François; Pessiot, Marie; Grandjean, Gilles (1994). The Museum of Fine Arts, Rouen: Guide to the 18th, 19th and 20th Century Collections. Musée des beaux-arts. p. 34. ISBN 978-2-7118-3065-7.