Louis Damesme

Louis Emmanuel Aimé Damesme was an architect famous for designing the Theatre de la Monnaie and The House of Jacque Louis David, in Brussels. He was born in Magny-en-Vexin on the 19th of April 1757 and died in Paris on the 14th of April, 1822.[1] Damesme was head of the architectural studio of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.

Biography

As a draftsman in Ledoux's architectural studio, Damesme befriended Jean-Nicolas Sobre. Together, they set up rue and Carré Saint-Martin, # 16, a meeting room for a Masonic lodge. In 1786, during the construction of the enclosure of the farmers general, Damesme was head of the Ledoux workshop. On the 21st, during Ledoux's funeral, Cellerier, Dufourny, Vignon and Damesme held the cords of the stove. He is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.[2]

List of Projects

References

  1. Moiroux, Jules Auteur du texte. Le Cimetière du Père Lachaise / par Jules Moiroux,...
  2. Michel, Gallet (1995). Parisian Architects of the 18th century. p. 166.
  3. Marcel, Grandjean (1981). The monuments of art and history of the canton of Vaud, IV. Bâle: The Swiss Society of Art and History.
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