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   Portrait by. Robert Lefèvre (1807) Charles Percier ( [ʃaʁl pɛʁsje]; 22 August 1764 – 5 September 1838) was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in a close partnership with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, originally his friend from student days.

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine (respectively, born Aug. 22, 1764, Paris—died Sept. 5, 1838, Paris; born Sept. 20, 1762, Pontoise, Fr.—died Oct. 10, 1853, Paris) were a pair of French architects and interior designers who carried out many building and decorative projects during the reign of Napoleon I and helped create the influential ...

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   Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) were the two most influential figures in the field of Empire decoration and furnishing. Official architects to the court of Napoleon, their main responsibility was the renovation of the various royal residences.

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6. www.architecturaldigest.com › story › the-completeThe Complete Works of Percier and Fontaine Highlights the ...

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   Aug 21, 2018 · The Complete Works of Percier and Fontaine. Highlights the Most Popular Designers in Napoléon Bonaparte's Day. The new tome published by Princeton Architectural Press celebrates the design-and ...

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   From the publishers: “Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, this publication surveys the magnificent spectrum of projects undertaken by French architect and interior designer Charles Percier (1764-1838). After gaining an illustrious reputation for supervising the scenery at the Paris Opera during the French Revolution, Percier was later ...

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   • Charles Percier. Portrait by Charles Percier ( [ʃaʁl pɛʁsje]; 22 August 1764 – 5 September 1838) was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in a close partnership with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, originally his friend from student days.

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   Who were Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine?

   • This article was most recently revised and updated by René Ostberg. Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine were a pair of French architects and interior designers who carried out many building and decorative projects during the reign of Napoleon I and helped create the influential Empire style (q.v.) of interior decoration.

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   What happened to Charles Percier's tomb after he died?

   • Following Charles Percier's death in 1838, Fontaine designed a tomb in their characteristic style in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery. Percier and Fontaine had lived together as well as being colleagues. Fontaine married late in life and after his death in 1853 his body was placed in the same tomb according to his wishes.

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   What did Pierre Percier do for a living?

   • Percier worked on the renovation or redecoration of many of France’s royal palaces, including the Louvre, the Tuileries, and the chateaux of Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, and Fontainebleau.

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9. www.encyclopedia.com › charles-percierCharles Percier | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 14, 2018 · Percier, Charles (- Charles Bassant) (1764–1838). French Neo-Classical architect who studied with A. -F. Peyre and in Rome before establishing an architectural practice with Fontaine in Paris in 1794. As Percier & Fontaine the firm became the leading architects of the Napoleonic period, and was largely responsible for the creation of the ...

10. artsandculture.google.com › entity › charles-percierCharles Percier — Google Arts & Culture

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    Aug 22, 1764 - Sep 5, 1838. Charles Percier was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in a close partnership with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine,...