The architecture of the Renaissance in France; a history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influence from 1495 to 1830 (1911)
ed in 1739 fromthe designs of l^vdme Bouchardon, andembellished by admirable sculpture fromhis chisel, was one of the earliest works toherald in the classical reaction by its puredetail and quiet lines. It is over too feetlong and 43 feet high, and consists of asoberly rusticated podium on which… … 5CALE OF ill! SOS 6CALE OF ixmJ—L i FEETMETRES 428. Vkrsaii.t.ks : RoyalOpkra, ijy j. A. Cai!- KIKL (1753-70)- IIAN- THE STYLE OF T.OUIS XVI. 449