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Pierre-Antoine Capton
Pierre-Antoine is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Pierre-Antoine Bellangé (1757–1827), French furniture designer * Pierre-Antoine Cousteau (1906–1958), French far right polemicist and journalist * Pierre-Antoine Dorion (c. 1789 – 1850), businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Pierre-Antoine Lebrun (1785–1873), French poet * Pierre-Antoine Tabeau (1782–1835), Roman Catholic priest and vicar general in New France (now Quebec) See also * Pierre Antoine * Stade Pierre-Fabre, a multi-use stadium known as Stade Pierre-Antoine until September 2017 {{Given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Antoine Bellangé
Pierre-Antoine Bellangé (1757–1827) was a French ''ébéniste'' (cabinetmaker) working in Paris. Bellangé held an eminent position among the representatives of the decorative arts at the beginning of the nineteenth century. He gained his master craftsman title on October 24, 1788. Among his work from this time were four chairs in mahogany described as being "of the Gothic type" that he created for Count Esterhazy. Bellangé was designated several times as arbitrator or expert in trials brought before the tribunal of commerce. At the end of 1811, he became the "Imperial Furniture Warehouse." Suites of furniture by Bellangé were provided for many European courts including the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. Bellange's work is often classified as Empire (style), Empire Style a reference to the First French Empire under Napoleon I. Motifs included swans favored by Napoleon, Napoleon's first wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, honeybees (a symbol for Napoleon), laurel branches, l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |