Engraving City Hall of Paris, Rigaud

Jacques Rigaud (1680-1754) arrived in Paris in 1720. There he began his career as an engraver. He mainly published engraved views based on his drawings.
Ten years later, he began the work to which he devoted his entire life and which his nephew Jean-Baptiste completed: Les Maisons Royales de France (The...

Jacques Rigaud (1680-1754) arrived in Paris in 1720. There he began his career as an engraver. He mainly published engraved views based on his drawings.
Ten years later, he began the work to which he devoted his entire life and which his nephew Jean-Baptiste completed: Les Maisons Royales de France (The Royal Houses of France). His views of Paris and the royal houses continued the topographical and architectural survey work begun by Israël Sylvestre and commissioned by Louis XIV for his Cabinet, a collection of prints comprising more than a thousand plates and intended to glorify royal power.
Rigaud's prints depict royal and princely castles, seascapes, and festive scenes, brought together in a collection of several series comprising more than a hundred prints.