Antoine Payen the Elder
Antoine Payen the Elder (1748–1798) was an architect and army engineers officer who designed several châteaux and villas in what were then the Austrian Netherlands. His best known work is the Belvédère Castle. But he was also involved in the completion of Château Charles, when Laurent-Benoît Dewez was dismissed.
Antoine Payen the Elder
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- Born
- 1748 · Tournai.
- Died
- 1798 · Tournai.
- Occupation
- architect
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Antoine Payen the Elder (1748–1798) was an architect and army engineers officer who designed several châteaux and villas in what were then the Austrian Netherlands. His best known work is the Belvédère Castle. But he was also involved in the completion of Château Charles, when Laurent-Benoît Dewez was dismissed.
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He initially collaborated with Charles de Wailly. His son Antoine Payen the Younger was a painter and naturalist.
The following is established of origins and background. Elder died in 1798 at Tournai. The record continues: antoine Payen the Elder was born in 1748 at Tournai.
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Houtaing (Belgium), the castle of « La Berlière » (1834/1835)}.
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- 1.Éric Hennaut, "Payen, Auguste", dans : Dictionnaire de l'architecture en Belgique de 1830 à nos jours, Anvers : Fonds Mercator, 2003, p. 446 : .
- 2.Carlo Bronne, Financiers et comédiens au XVIIIe siècle, Bruxelles, 1969, p. 159 : .
- 3.Thierry Demey, Léopold II. La marque royale sur Bruxelles, Bruxelles : Badeaux, 2009, p. 414 : « Le chantier du château de Laeken, confié à l'entrepreneur Louis Montoyer, sera mené rondement. La première pierre est posée le 14 décembre 1781 tandis que la première cheville de la charpente du dôme est montée moins d'un an plus tard, le 21 novembre 1782. La décoration intérieure occupe les deux années suivantes. Y participe, notamment, Antoine-Joseph Payen, premier d'une longue lignée d'architectes ».
- 4.Selon Carlo Bronne, Financiers et comédiens au XVIIIe siècle, Bruxelles, 1969, p. 159 : .
- 5.les Châteaux :: Marche-les-Dames. marche-les-dames.webnode.be. 2023-03-10.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Antoine Schayes, Histoire de l’architecture en Belgique, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à l'époque actuelle, Bruxelles : Jamar, 1849, tome V.
- Thierry Demey, Léopold II. La marque royale sur Bruxelles, Bruxelles : Badeaux, 2009, p. 414.
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