Jean-François Heurtier (; 6 March 1739,

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

- 16 April 1822,

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) was a French architect.

Biography

He studied at the

Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (; ) was founded in 1648 in Paris, France. It was the premier art institution of France during the latter part of the Ancien Régime until it was abolished in 1793 during the French Revolution. I ...

, and was awarded the

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 1765. He was received as a member of the

Académie royale d'architecture The Académie Royale d'Architecture (; ) was a French learned society founded in 1671. It had a leading role in influencing architectural theory and education, not only in France, but throughout Europe and the Americas from the late 17th centur ...

in 1776, and remained with that organization until its dissolution in 1793. Under the reign of

Louis XVI Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; ; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765), Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir- ...

, he served as second-in-command to the King's Architect, . Later, he was Inspector General of the King's Buildings, and an official architect for the City of Paris. In 1801, he was elected a member of the

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and the

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, where he took Seat #4 for architecture, succeeding

Jacques Denis Antoine Jacques Denis Antoine (6 August 1733, Paris - 24 August 1801) was a French architect, whose most notable masterwork is the Hôtel des Monnaies, Paris, Hôtel des Monnaies in Paris, which gained him entrance to the Académie royale d'architectur ...

(deceased). Three years later, he was appointed (a superintendent of roads). He served two terms as President of the Institut in 1806. This was followed by appointments to the Council of Civil Buildings (1807), and as Inspector General of the Great Roads (1809). His principal works include the Théâtre Montansier in

(1777), and the original "

Salle Favart The Salle Favart (), officially the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique (), is a Paris opera house and theatre, the current home of the Opéra-Comique. It was built from 1893 to 1898 in a neo-Baroque style to the designs of the French architect Louis ...

"; home of the

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, now known as the

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(1783). It was destroyed by a fire in 1838. In the 1780s, he also designed a pavilion for the

Château de Meudon Château de Meudon (), also known as the Royal Castle of Meudon or Imperial Palace of Meudon, is a French castle in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine. At the edge of a wooded plateau, the castle offers views of Paris and the Seine, as well as of the Chalais ...

; loosely based on preliminary designs by King Louis.

Sources

* Louis David de Pénanrun, François Roux and Edmond Augustin Delaire, ''Les architectes élèves de l'école des beaux-arts (1793-1907)'', Librairie de la construction moderne, 2nd ed., 1907, pg.293 * Michel Gallet, ''Les architectes parisiens du XVIIIe siècle'', Mengès, 1995 * Charles de Franqueville, ''Le premier siècle de l'Institut de France'', Rothschild, 1895

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