Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Charles-Louis Clérisseau (28 August 1721 – 9 January 1820) was a French architect, draughtsman, antiquary, and artist who became a leading authority on ancient Roman architecture and Roman ruins in Italy and France. With his influence extending to Russia, England, and the United States, and clients including Catherine the Great and Thomas Jefferson, Clérisseau played a key role in the genesis of neoclassical architecture during the second half of the 18th century.
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| Born | Charles-Louis Clérisseau 28 August 1721 Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 9 January 1820 (aged 98) Auteuil, Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Education | Germain Boffrand, Giovanni Paolo Pannini, French Academy in Rome |
| Works | Antiquités de la France (1788) |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
| Awards | Prix de Rome (Premier Prix, Architecture, 1746), Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (1815) |
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