Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797) was an architect active in Limousin, France, in the 18th century.[1] His work includes Château de Faye, Limoges, Lycée Gay-Lussac, the bishops Palace in Limousin, Chapel of the Visitation, various castles in the vicinity of Limoges, and the Episcopal Palace of the Sée in Normandy.

Early life

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Born in Solignac in Haute-Vienne to 1733 He was the fourth of ten children, to Jean Brousseau, a Carpenter, and Catherine Boudet. He was baptised in the parish of Sainte-Félicité de Limoges, near Pont Saint-Martial on 17 September.[2]

Brousseau grew up in Limoges.[3] He learned "on the job" building trades, into hollow where it stone-cutter and fitter. He then begins to draw plans himself and learned the trade of a master architect. He was then, from the 1760s, assign different achievements and became known in the region.

His first project as architect was the castle of Sainte-Feyre, it was built on the foundations of the ancient fortress between 1758 and 1762.

He died at Sées on February 5, 1797.

Corpus of work

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Sées Cathedral

He completed numerous projects[4] including:

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References

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  1. ^ Joseph Brousseau Biographical Information.
  2. ^ Christian Taillard, Joseph Brousseau. Architecte limousin au temps des lumières, Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, 1992, p533.
  3. ^ City Excursions – Ville de Limoges.
  4. ^ Christian Taillard, Joseph Brousseau, (Presses universitaires de Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France), 1992).
  5. ^ The Bishops' Palace.
  6. ^ Musée de l'Evêché.
  7. ^ Guide to Limousin's Museums.
  8. ^ La Petite France
  9. ^ Sees, at Voyage France.com.
  10. ^ Sées, Cathédrale Notre-Dame at mapping Gothic france.org.