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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was born in [[Lyon]] in 1727, and by 1741, he had joined the studio of the architect [[Jacques Soufflot]]. From there he moved to study at the [[Académie royale d'architecture]] in Paris. From there he moved under a grant to study architecture in Rome, and was there recruited by the prime minister [[Guillaume du Tillot]] to become the architect of the recently installed Bourbon Dukes in Parma. |
He was born in [[Lyon]] in 1727, and by 1741, he had joined the studio of the architect [[Jacques Soufflot]]. From there he moved to study at the [[Académie royale d'architecture]] in Paris. He won the [[Prix de Rome]] in 1745. In 1746 he moved to Rome, where he was recruited by the prime minister [[Guillaume du Tillot]] to become the architect of the recently installed Bourbon Dukes in Parma. |
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=== In Parma === |
=== In Parma === |
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