Charles-Louis Clérisseau (28 August 1721 – 9 January 1820) was a French architect, draughtsman,

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, and artist who became a leading authority on ancient Roman architecture and Roman ruins in Italy and France. With his influence extending to

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, and the

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, and clients including

Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...

and

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, Clérisseau played a key role in the genesis of

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during the second half of the 18th century.

Education; career in Rome

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Ghezzi caricature of Clerisseau 1752 British Museum

Born in

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, Clérisseau was a pupil of the architect

Germain Boffrand Germain Boffrand () (16 May 1667 – 19 March 1754) was a French architect. A pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Germain Boffrand was one of the main creators of the precursor to Rococo called the ''style Régence'', and in his interiors, of the ...

. In 1746, in his mid-twenties, he won a Premier

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

in the architectural competition to design ''Un grand hôtel'', or great mansion. The prize included a scholarship to study in

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, and in 1749 Clérisseau became an official ''pensionnaire'' (resident) at the French Academy in Rome, where his instructors included the painter of ruins

Giovanni Paolo Pannini Giovanni Paolo, also known as Gian Paolo Panini or Pannini (17 June 1691 – 21 October 1765), was an Italian Baroque painter and architect who worked in Rome and is primarily known as one of the '' vedutisti'' ("view painters"). As a painter, Pan ...

. In Rome, he also befriended

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric " ...

and Claude-Joseph Vernet, and in 1752 the three of them set out on a sketching tour of

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at Tivoli. Before beginning to draw, the three first had to cut and burn away the undergrowth, where lurked colonies of venomous snakes and scorpions. In 1753, Clérisseau's final months at the Academy were marred by a bitter dispute with its director,

Charles-Joseph Natoire Charles-Joseph Natoire (3 March 1700 – 23 August 1777) was a French painter in the Rococo manner, a pupil of François Lemoyne and director of the French Academy in Rome, 1751–1775. Considered during his lifetime the equal of François Bou ...

. Clérisseau was for a time expelled, but was eventually allowed to return and complete his scholarship. In 1755 the Scottish architect

Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 17283 March 1792) was a British neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam (architect), William Adam (1689–1748), Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and train ...

arrived in

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, where he met Clérisseau, who accompanied him to Rome; there the ambitious Adam resolved, under thea of Clérisseau, to produce a volume for publication upon his return to Britain that would establish him as a serious architect. The project finally selected was a volume documenting the ruins of Diocletian's Palace at

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, on the Dalmatian coast. Over a period of five weeks in 1757 Adam sketched and supervised the documentation of the ruins, while Clérisseau produced perspectives, and two German draftsmen undertook the measured drawings. Most of the published engravings in Adam's ''Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian at Spalatro'' (1764) are believed to be the work of Clérisseau, though he received no credit. Clérisseau passed most of the next decades in

. As it had done since the

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, ancient Rome and modern Rome functioned as a cultural hub, the ruins of

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providing a school in themselves, if one had a knowledgeable guide. Clérisseau served as a mentor to a generation of young architectural students who (like Clérisseau) had won the prestigious

and came to study at the French Academy in Rome. He also guided the developing taste for the Antique in young French and British artists and gentlemen amateurs on the Grand Tour. His skillful drawings of ancient architectural details, of real Roman ruins and imaginary ones, helped form the taste of young architects like

in the 1750s and his brother James Adam, in 1760-63. Clérisseau added to his income by providing architectural illustrations, sometimes in series, for young men on the Grand Tour. On the first of December, 1763, in

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(Church of St. Louis of the French) in Rome, Clérisseau married Therèse, daughter of the sculptor Pierre de l'Estache. "Clérisseau was forty-two and Therése was presumably much younger, though her father was about seventy-five at the time." File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, View of the Colosseum in Rome, between 1750 and 1755, Hermitage (cropped).jpg, View of the Colosseum in Rome (between 1750 and 1755), Hermitage

Return to Paris; dealings with Catherine the Great and Thomas Jefferson

Upon his return to Paris in the summer of 1767, Clérisseau became a magnet for young neoclassical architects, like François-Joseph Bélanger, who themselves never visited Rome. Although they never met, and he never traveled to Russia, Clérisseau nonetheless attracted the attention of

, who in 1773 solicited from him plans for a house in a style ''à l'antique'' to be erected in her gardens at

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. Catherine was vexed when she received the plans, which were far more elaborate than she expected, "a grandiose Roman palace" described "as the

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set into

." There is no evidence that Clérisseau was ever paid for the rejected plans. Nevertheless, in 1778 Catherine again approached him, through an emissary, and arranged to purchase over a thousand drawings and artworks from him; this huge cache would ultimately find a home in the Hermitage. In 1780 she asked Clérisseau to design a triumphal arch to be built in Russia, but when the plans arrived she decided the gigantic project would be too large and expensive and abandoned it. Although his projects for Catherine never came to fruition, Clérisseau's drawings and designs were highly influential in the decoration of her apartments at

. In recognition of his artistic achievements and his efforts on her behalf, the empress made Clérisseau an honorary member of the Imperial Academy of Arts and bestowed on him the title ''Premier Architecte de Sa Majestée Impériale''. For the Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière, built in Paris in 1775, Clérisseau and Étienne de La Vallée Poussin executed the first decorative scheme in Europe to be inspired by the recent archaeological discoveries at

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and Herculanum. A set of eight painted ''

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s'' depicting sixteen scenes from the life of Achilles were sold in 1850 and are now in the collection of the

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in London. In 1785, Clérisseau was retained by

to produce designs for the Virginia State Capitol, based on the

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, the ancient Roman temple in

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. At the time, Jefferson was residing in Paris, serving as American Minister to France. Jefferson wrote that "it was a considerable time before I could find an architect whose taste had been formed on a study of ancient models of this art; the style of architecture in this capital

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being far from chaste." Clérisseau, he noted, "has studied 20 years in Rome, and has given proofs of his skill and taste by a publication of some antiquities of this country." Jefferson was referring to the first (and only) volume in Clérisseau's intended series ''Antiquités de la France,'' published in Paris in 1778 with the subtitle ''Monumens de Nismes''. The folio included detailed engravings of the

, which Jefferson praised as "one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful and precious morsel of architecture left us by antiquity." "Clérisseau's role in designing the Capitol has been much debated. Fiske Kimball argues persuasively that the building is essentially Jefferson's and that Clérisseau was merely a consultant."

Clérisseau in museums and exhibitions

Clérisseau created works on paper using a variety of media, often in combination, including pencil, chalk, ink, watercolor, and gouache. Many of his works were reproduced as etchings by engravers including Domenico Cunego (the series ''Views of Antique Buildings and Famous Ruins in Italy''), Francesco Bartolozzi, Francesco Zucchi and Paolo Santini. In his lifetime, Clérisseau exhibited works at the

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in 1773, 1775, 1883, and 1808. The largest cache of Clérisseau's work is in the collection of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. An exhibition of these works was presented in 1995 at the Louvre in Paris, and in 1996 at the Hermitage; an illustrated catalogue with notes and essays was published in 1995 in Paris by Editions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Large groups of works by of Clérisseau are also conserved at

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in London (four drawings and twenty-two works in gouache can be seen at the museum's web site) and at the

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. Works by Clérisseau are also in the collections of the

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, the Musée Cantini in Marseille, the

, the

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, the Whitworth Art Gallery at the

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, the Albertina in Vienna, the

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, the

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, the

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, the Fleming Museum of Art at the

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, the Blanton Museum in Austin, the

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in San Marino, California, and the

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in San Francisco.

Clérisseau at auction

In 2019, a work by Clérisseau described as "Roman ruins with oriental staffage," was auctioned at Sotheby's for $32,500. In 2018, a work by Clérisseau described as "View of the interior of an antique Roman bath," signed, was auctioned at Sotheby's for £11,875. In 2016, a work by Clérisseau described as "A classical capriccio with figures by a great arch," signed and dated 1786, was auctioned at Christie's for £13,750 In 2015, a lot of two works by Clérisseau described as "The Arch of Titus, Rome; and The Forum of Nerva, Rome," both signed, was auctioned at Christie's for £20,000. In 2014, a lot of two works by Clérisseau described as "Ancient gate at Cumae near Naples; Grotto of Egeria on the Via Appia," both signed and dated 1769, was auctioned at Sotheby's for $20,000. In 2013, a work by Clérisseau described as "Capriccio of roman ruins, with figures in the foreground," signed, was auctioned at Sotheby's for £20,000. Also in 2013, a work by Clérisseau described as "A capriccio of Classical ruins with peasants in the foreground," signed and dated 1773, was auctioned at Sotheby's for $40,635. In 2012, a lot of two works by Clérisseau described as "Two architectural capricci with peasants, musicians and other figures frolicking among classical ruins," signed and dated 1773 and 1774, was auctioned at Christie's for $74,500. At the same auction, another lot of two works by Clérisseau described as "Architectural capriccio; and The Tomb of the Curiatii at Albano," the first signed and dated 1781, the second signed, was auctioned at Christie's for $11,250. In 2010, a lot of two works by Clérisseau described as "Interiors of a Roman Basilica with Figures," both signed and dated 1769, was auctioned at Christie's for £51,650.

Gallery (chronological)

File:Pont-de-gard-clerisseau-1804 (cropped).jpg, ''Vue générale du Pont du Gard'' (1804) from the boo
''Antiquités de la France''
(1788) File:Clérisseau, Charles-Louis, Ornamentation in the Grotesque Style, between 1750 and 1755, Hermitage.jpg, Ornamentation in the Grotesque Style (between 1750 and 1755), Hermitage File:Clérisseau, Charles-Louis, Ornamentation in the Grotesque Style 2, between 1750 and 1755, Hermitage.jpg, Ornamentation in the Grotesque Style (between 1750 and 1755), Hermitage File:Clérisseau, Ruins of a Roman Bath, 1763, Royal Collection Trust.jpg, Ruins of a Roman Bath, 1763,

File:Clérisseau, Ruins of an ancient bath, 1764, Fleming Museum, University of Vermont.jpg, Ruins of an ancient bath, 1764, Fleming Museum of Art,

File:Clerisseauanienetivoli69.jpg, Falls of the Aniene at Tivoli (1769),

File:Charles-louis clerisseau--interior of a roman basilica with figures--2--1769--christies.jpg, Interior of a Roman basilica with figures (1769), private collection. File:Charles-louis clerisseau--interior of a roman basilica with figures--1--1769--christies.jpg, Interior of a Roman basilica with figures (1769), private collection. File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, GROTTO OF EGERIA ON THE VIA APPIA, 1769, private collection.jpg, Grotto of Egeria on the Via Appia (1769), private collection File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, Ancient Gate at Cumae near Naples, 1769, private collection.jpg, Ancient gate at Cumae near Naples (1769), private collection File:Clérisseau, Charles-Louis, Interior Decoration for useum of Catherine the Great, before 1773, Hermitage.jpg, Interior decoration for museum of

(before 1773), Hermitage File:Clerisseau, Plan of Antique House of Catherine the Great, 1773, Hermitage.jpg, Plan of Antique House of

(1773), Hermitage File:Clerisseau--architectural capriccio with peasants--1773--christies.jpg, Architectural capriccio with peasants (1773), private collection. File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, A Capriccio of Roman Ruins with Peasants in the Foreground, 1773, private collection.jpg, Capriccio of Roman ruins with peasants in the foreground (1773), private collection File:Clerisseau--architectural capriccio with peasants--1774--christies.jpg, Architectural capriccio with peasants (1774), private collection. File:Clérisseau, Achilles panel, Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg, Panel depicting an incident from the life of Achilles, 1770s,

File:Clérisseau, Achilles panel detail, Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg, Detail from a panel depicting an incident from the life of Achilles, 1770s,

File:Clerisseau--Capriccio of a Temple--Piraneseum.jpg, Capriccio of a temple (1781), private collection File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, An Overall Plan for the Road from St Petersburg to Moscow, 1781, Hermitage.jpg, Project of a Triumphal Arch for

(1781), Hermitage File:Clerisseau--Architectural fantasy--1782--Hermitage.jpg, Architectural fantasy (1782), Hermitage File:Clerisseau--a classical capriccio with figures by a great arch--1786--christies.jpg, Capriccio with figures by a great arch (1786), private collection. File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, Temple de Diane a Nîmes, etching by Poulleau from the book Antiquités de la France, 1788.jpg, Ruins of the Temple of Diana at Nîmes, etching by Poulleau from ''Antiquités de la France'' (1788) File:Clerisseau--oval--Arch of the Argentieri in Rome with figures in the foreground--1789--christies.jpg, Arch of the Argentieri in Rome with figures in foreground (1789), private collection. File:Domenico Cunego after Charles-Louis Clérisseau, etching of the Amphitheatre of Capua--before 1794--V&A.jpg, Domenico Cunego after Clérisseau, etching of the Amphitheatre of Capua (before 1794),

File:Domenico Cunego after Charles-Louis Clérisseau, etching of the Amphitheatre of Benventum--V&A.jpg, Domenico Cunego after Clérisseau, etching of the Amphitheatre of Benventum (before 1794),

Gallery (undated works)

File:Clerisseau, Allegory of Music, n.d., Louvre.jpg, Allegory of Music, n.d.,

File:Clerisseau, Baths in ruins, n.d., Louvre.jpg, Baths in ruins, n.d.,

File:Clérisseau, Capriccio with Classical Ruins, n.d., The Whitworth, University of Manchester.jpg, Capriccio with Classical ruins, n.d., Whitworth Art Gallery,

File:Clerisseau--Architectural Fantasy with Roman Ruins--Met.jpg, Architectural fantasy with Roman ruins, n.d.,

File:Clerisseau--arch of constantine--legion of honor--san francisco.jpg, Arch of Constantine, n.d.,

, San Francisco File:Clerisseau--Ruins of a Roman arch, n.d., watercolor on paper, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.jpg, Ruins of a Roman arch, n.d.,

File:Clérisseau, Roman Ruins, nd, Royal Collection Trust.jpg, Roman ruins, n.d.,

File:Clerisseau--building on the banks of the Tiber--albertina--vienna (cropped).jpg, Building on the banks of the Tiber, n.d., Albertina, Vienna File:Clerisseau--Landscape with a path, garden wall and column--albertina--vienna.jpg, Landscape with a path, garden wall and column, n.d., Albertina, Vienna File:Clerisseau--Staircase of Castel Gandolfo near Rome--watercolor--albertina--vienna.jpg, Staircase of Castel Gandolfo near Rome, n.d., Albertina, Vienna File:Clerisseau--Tomb of the Curiatii and Horatii on the Appian Way--Piraneseum.jpg, Tomb of the Curiatii and Horatii on the Appian Way, n.d., private collection File:Clerisseau--Anfiteatro Flavio a Pozzuoli--ND--liveauctioneers.jpg, Flavian Amphitheater in Pozzuoli, n.d., private collection. File:Clerisseau--forum of nerva in Rome--ND--christies.jpg, Forum of Nerva in Rome, n.d., private collection. File:Clerisseau--arch of titus rome--nd--christies.jpg, Arch of Titus in Rome, n.d., private collection. File:Clerissea--femmes a la fontaine pres dun arc en ruines--ND--christies.jpg, Women at a fountain amid ruins, n.d., private collection. File:Clerisseau--Architectural fantasy--nd--Christies.jpg, Architectural fantasy, n.d., private collection. File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, Capriccio of Roman Ruins with Figures in the Foregound, undated, private collection.jpg, Capriccio of Roman ruins with figures in the foregound, n.d., private collection File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, ROMAN RUINS WITH ORIENTAL STAFFAGE, undated, private collection.jpg, Roman ruins with oriental staffage, n.d., private collection File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF AN ANTIQUE ROMAN BATH, undated, private collection.jpg, View of the interior of an antique Roman bath, n.d., private collection File:Charles-Louis Clérisseau, Caprice architectural animé de personnages.jpg, Figures in a capriccio, n.d., private collection

References

Sources

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External links

Works by Clérisseau at the Hermitage
��almost 200 items with images and catalogue notes (a small percentage of the museum's extensive Clérisseau collection)
Clérisseau page
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Piraneseum

Born on this Day: Charles-Louis Clérisseau
��essay about the artist illustrated with works from the

, including a portrait by Angelika Kauffmann thought to depict Clérisseau.
Sir John Soane's Museum Collection Online
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