Background
Jacques Denis Antoine was born the son of a carpenter in Paris on August sixth.
Jacques Denis Antoine was born the son of a carpenter in Paris on August sixth.
He studied with an architect and began his career as a mason.
His masterwork is the Hôtel des Monnaies in Paris, which gained him entrance to the Académie d"architecture in 1776. He is also known for his work for privat castle, like the Château of Buisson de May, in Normandy made from 1781 to 1783 just before the french revolution. His favourite style was the neoclassic architecture.
By the time Jacques Denis Antoine reached 20 years of age he came a contractor.
He did not have ant education as a chid or in his adult life. He became a French architect during the Louis Seize Period.
He mainly worked on large scale structures. He died on August twenty-fourth, 1801, in Paris.
Académie royale d"architecture.