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[Pierre-François-Léonard FONTAINE].
11 L.A.S. addressed to Fontaine, concerning Charles PERCIER, 1838.
Letters from L. Meunié and Alexandre Villain on Percier's declining state of health (4 and 5 September); letters from Morel d'Arleux and L. Meunié announcing Percier's death (5 September); condolences by Desmalter, Hippolyte Le Bas, Mareux, L. Meunié, Édouard Mounier, Frédéric Nepveu, Valery. - Extract from Percier's will concerning Fontaine and his nephew Alexandre Villain. - Manuscript a.s. of the speech given by Hippolyte LE BAS at Percier's funeral, 7 September 1838 (3 p. fol.), with a l.a.s. to Fontaine.
Percier's will, extract: "I bequeath to my old and very good friend Fontaine, architect to the King 1° All my drawings and sketches of any kind relating to the work carried out at the Louvre, the Tuileries, St Cloud and Malmaison 2° All my paintings, drawings by various masters [...], marbles, bronzes, medals, plaster bas-reliefs and models 3° All my art books [...].
I give & bequeath to Alexandre Villain [...] all my studies made in Rome or in France, my bound sketches made in Rome, all my portfolios of architectural drawings, without reservation, all my instruments, [...] plates for gluing them [...]".
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Pierre François Léonard FONTAINE, and his times - Unpublished drawings
75009 Paris - France
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