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Androuet du Cerceau

Androuet du Cerceau was a family of French architects and designers active in the 16th and early 17th century. Family members include: • Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (1510–1584), architect, designer, and engraver • Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau (1544/47–1590), architect who designed the Pont Neuf, son of Jacques I • Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau (1550–1614), architect, son of Jacques I • Charles Androuet du Cerceau (died 1600), architect and engineer, son of Jacques I • Salomon de Brosse (1571–1626), architect, grandson of Jacques I • Jean Androuet du Cerceau (ca 1585–1649), architect and engineer, son of Baptiste • Paul Androuet du Cerceau (1623–1710), goldsmith and engraver, grandson of Jacques II • Gabriel-Guillaume Androuet du Cerceau (fl 1697–1743), architect, designer, and painter; grandson of Jacques II

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Château de Chenonceau, two studies: the upper part, a view of the château from the west with bridge extending to the right (south); the lower part, a view of the château from the east with the bridge extending to the left

Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau · Scan from the original work: Jean-Pierre Babelon: Châteaux de France au siècle de la Renaissance. Flammarion, Paris 1989, ISBN 2-08-012062-X, S. 501. · Public domain

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Androuet du Cerceau was a family of French architects and designers active in the 16th and early 17th century. Family members include: • Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (1510–1584), architect, designer, and engraver • Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau (1544/47–1590), architect who designed the Pont Neuf, son of Jacques I • Jacques II Androuet du Cerceau (1550–1614), architect, son of Jacques I • Charles Androuet du Cerceau (died 1600), architect and engineer, son of Jacques I • Salomon de Brosse (1571–1626), architect, grandson of Jacques I • Jean Androuet du Cerceau (ca 1585–1649), architect and engineer, son of Baptiste • Paul Androuet du Cerceau (1623–1710), goldsmith and engraver, grandson of Jacques II • Gabriel-Guillaume Androuet du Cerceau (fl 1697–1743), architect, designer, and painter; grandson of Jacques II

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