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Dezallier d'Argenville

January 01, 1970

The family of Dezallier d'Argenville produced two writers and connoisseurs, father and son, in the course of the 18th century. The father, Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville (1680–1765) is now best known for writing the fullest French treatise on the French formal garden style of his lifetime, as well as books on natural history, and as a significant collector of old master prints.

Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville.

His son, Antoine-Nicolas Dezallier d'Argenville (1723–1796), wrote successful guides to Paris and its monuments, as well as books on natural history, a biographical collection on architects and sculptors, and other subjects.

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Opening from the 1712 English edition of The Theory and Practice of Gardening - Wherein is Fully Handled all that Relates to Fine Gardens, Commonly called Pleasure-Gardens, as Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens &c. Suggested schemes for gardens of 6 (left) and 12 (right) acres.

Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville (Paris, 1 July 1680 – 29 November 1765), avocat to the Parlement of Paris and secretary to the king, was a connoisseur of gardening who laid out two for himself and his family, before writing La théorie et la pratique du jardinage (published anonymously, 1709; second edition, 1713), based on his experience and his reading.[1] The majority of the illustrations were by Jean-Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond, who was credited as the author in the third edition, 1722.[2] As the work of a gentleman rather than a gardener, as previous French books on gardening had all been, Dezallier d'Argenville's work was laid out like a treatise of architecture, addressed as much to the architect and the patron as to the practising gardener. As its title suggests, the treatise is composed of two parts: the theoretical principles of the art of fine gardening and its practical applications. The first section considers the principles of siting the maison de plaisance relative to its gardens, techniques of laying out geometric figures in parterres, avenues and formal tree plantations (bosquets), and the planning of garden pavilions and the siting of sculpture, an essential element in the jardin français or French formal garden. The second part applies the principles in earth works, terraces and stairs, and the hydraulics necessary for constructing jeux d'eau: fountains, cascades, pools (bassins) and canals.

His rational principles could adapt formal parterre gardening to the simplified programs available to the upper middle class,[3] which accounts for the immense popularity of his book, which is the central document in the 18th century formal garden in the wake of André Le Nôtre. The work went through thirteen editions in France,[4] where the English mode of landscape design scarcely made itself known before the French Revolution. It was published in a German version (1731)[5] and translated into English by the architect John James, as The Theory and Practice of Gardening (1712, with a 2nd edition in 1728, and a 3rd edition in 1743, when the English landscape garden, might have seemed to make its formal designs passé.) Dezallier d'Argenville's Théorique in its English version introduced the Ha-ha, the invisible fence, to widespread English practice, although Althorp already had one in 1697.

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Dezailler d'Argenville was called upon to edit or contribute more than 600 entries in the Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert, published in parts from 1751.[6]

Dezallier d'Argenville's interest in natural history resulted in two treatises, on shells and minerals, L'histoire naturelle éclaircie dans deux de ses parties principales, la lithologie et la conchyliologie. (Paris 1742) La Conchyliologie, ou Traité sur la nature des coquillages 1757 etc. The connoisseurship of shells and their most colourful and fantastic form was a gentleman's occupation and a worthy inclusion in a cabinet de curiosités before it became a science under the Linnaean system of classification.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in March 1750.[7]

Beyond his success in the fields of gardening and natural history, Dezallier d'Argenville was a print collector. He organised his extensive collection by subject rather than by school, as outlined in the 'Lettre sur le choix et l'arrangement d'un Cabinet curieux…' that he published in the Mercure de France in 1727.[8] Within the 'Lettre', which takes the form of an article, Dezallier d'Argenville describes 'Three volumes containing the clothing and fashion of the different nations of the world', and a further volume documenting costumes from his native France. The sale of Dezallier's property, which took place on 3 March 1766 following his death in 1765, mentions within these volumes a total of 1,600 costume prints from the time of King Charles II until 1730. It also describes 'good prints by le Clerc, Picart, Hollar, Royn de Hoog and several Chinese drawings.[9] All four volumes are now located at the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris.[10]

Antoine-Nicolas Dezallier d'Argenville edit

His son, Antoine-Nicolas Dezallier d'Argenville (1723–1796), was the anonymous author (M. D***.) of Voyage Pictoresque de Paris; ou Indication de tout ce qu'il y a de plus beau dans cette grande Ville en Peinture, Sculpture, & Architecture, which appeared in Paris in 1749, a connoisseur's guide to the chief artistic and architectural monuments of Paris, with accounts of the leading academic and scientific organisations of the city. At least six further editions appeared before the Revolution (Paris, 1752, 1757, 1765, 1770, 1778, 1780). A Voyage pittoresque des environs de Paris, ou Description des Maisons Royales, Châteaux & autres Lieux de Plaisance, situés à quinze lieues aux environs de cette Ville by the same author appeared in Paris in 1755, a connoiseur's guide to the chief artistic and architectural monuments of the surroundings of Paris in which the author especially paid a tribute to the triumph of gardening. At least one further edition appeared before the Revolution (Paris, 1768, 3rd edition).

Further works were Dénombrement de tous les fossiles de France and L'Oryctologie ou Traité des pierres, des minéraux et autres fossiles.

He compiled also the Vies des Fameux Architectes Depuis la renaissance des Arts in two volumes, 1787, of which the second was devoted to sculptors. An abridged edition (Abrégé de la vie...) was often reprinted. A facsimile was published in Geneva 1972. He also wrote a Dictionnaire du jardinage, relatif à la théorie. et à la pratique de cet art (Paris, 1771) and a Manuel du jardinier ou journal de son travail distribué par mois, (Paris, 1772).

References edit

  1. ^ Full title: La theorie et la pratique du jardinage. Ou l'on traite à fond des beaux jardins appellés communément les jardins de propreté, comme sont les parterres, les bosquets, les boulingrins, &c. Contenant plusieurs plans et dispositions generales de jardins; nouveaux desseins…& autres ornemens servant à la décoration & embélissement des jardins. Avec la manière de dresser un terrain… His remark "A fine garden being no less difficult to contrive and order well than a good building" suggests that he had read Francis Bacon's essay "Of gardening".
  2. ^ Gerda Gollwitzer, "The influence of Le Nostre" in The French Formal Garden, 1974, Elizabeth B. MacDougall and F. Hamilton Hazlehurst, editors (Dumbarton Oaks).
  3. ^ Previous books on gardening had presented only the grandest royal and aristocratic projects.
  4. ^ And unauthorized reprints from The Hague.
  5. ^ Die Gärtnerey sowohl in ihre Theorie oder Betrachtung, als Praxi oder Übung, translated by Frantz Anton Danreitter, gardener to the archbishop of Salzburg (Gollwitzer, p. 74).
  6. ^ Kafker, Frank A. (1989). "Notices sur les auteurs des dix-sept volumes de « discours » de l'Encyclopédie". Recherches sur Diderot et sur l'Encyclopédie Année. Vol. 7. p. 128.
  7. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ 'Lettre sur le choix et l'arrangement d'un Cabinet curieux, écrite par M. Dezallier d'Argenville, Secretaire (sic) du Roy en la Grande Chancellerie, à M. Fougeroux, Tresorier-Paeur des Rentes de l'Hôte, de Ville', "Mercure de France", June 1727, pp. 1294–1330.
  9. ^ P. Remy, Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, estampes, coquilles, & autres curiosités; après le décès de feu M. Dezalier d'Argenville maître des comptes, & membre des sociétés royales des sciences de Londres & Monpellier, Paris, 3 March 1766, p. 111.
  10. ^ D. Pullins, 'Dezallier d'Argenville's Recueils of Costume Prints Rediscovered', Print Quarterly, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 (June 2016): p. 147.

Bibliography edit

  • Laissus, Yves (1970). "Argenville, Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 243–244. ISBN 0-684-10114-9.
  • D. Pullins, 'Dezallier d'Argenville's Recueils of Costume Prints Rediscovered', Print Quarterly, Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 (June 2016): 147–155.

External links edit

  • La Théorie et la pratique du jardinage (1709) at Gallica
  • La Théorie et la pratique du jardinage (1713) at Gallica
  • Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres (1745–1752) at Gallica

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The family of Dezallier d Argenville produced two writers and connoisseurs father and son in the course of the 18th century The father Antoine Joseph Dezallier d Argenville 1680 1765 is now best known for writing the fullest French treatise on the French formal garden style of his lifetime as well as books on natural history and as a significant collector of old master prints Antoine Joseph Dezallier d Argenville His son Antoine Nicolas Dezallier d Argenville 1723 1796 wrote successful guides to Paris and its monuments as well as books on natural history a biographical collection on architects and sculptors and other subjects Contents 1 Antoine Joseph Dezallier d Argenville 2 Dezailler d Argenville 3 Antoine Nicolas Dezallier d Argenville 4 References 4 1 Bibliography 5 External linksAntoine Joseph Dezallier d Argenville edit nbsp Opening from the 1712 English edition of The Theory and Practice of Gardening Wherein is Fully Handled all that Relates to Fine Gardens Commonly called Pleasure Gardens as Parterres Groves Bowling Greens amp c Suggested schemes for gardens of 6 left and 12 right acres Antoine Joseph Dezallier d Argenville Paris 1 July 1680 29 November 1765 avocat to the Parlement of Paris and secretary to the king was a connoisseur of gardening who laid out two for himself and his family before writing La theorie et la pratique du jardinage published anonymously 1709 second edition 1713 based on his experience and his reading 1 The majority of the illustrations were by Jean Baptiste Alexandre Le Blond who was credited as the author in the third edition 1722 2 As the work of a gentleman rather than a gardener as previous French books on gardening had all been Dezallier d Argenville s work was laid out like a treatise of architecture addressed as much to the architect and the patron as to the practising gardener As its title suggests the treatise is composed of two parts the theoretical principles of the art of fine gardening and its practical applications The first section considers the principles of siting the maison de plaisance relative to its gardens techniques of laying out geometric figures in parterres avenues and formal tree plantations bosquets and the planning of garden pavilions and the siting of sculpture an essential element in the jardin francais or French formal garden The second part applies the principles in earth works terraces and stairs and the hydraulics necessary for constructing jeux d eau fountains cascades pools bassins and canals His rational principles could adapt formal parterre gardening to the simplified programs available to the upper middle class 3 which accounts for the immense popularity of his book which is the central document in the 18th century formal garden in the wake of Andre Le Notre The work went through thirteen editions in France 4 where the English mode of landscape design scarcely made itself known before the French Revolution It was published in a German version 1731 5 and translated into English by the architect John James as The Theory and Practice of Gardening 1712 with a 2nd edition in 1728 and a 3rd edition in 1743 when the English landscape garden might have seemed to make its formal designs passe Dezallier d Argenville s Theorique in its English version introduced the Ha ha the invisible fence to widespread English practice although Althorp already had one in 1697 Dezailler d Argenville editDezailler d Argenville was called upon to edit or contribute more than 600 entries in the Encyclopedie of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d Alembert published in parts from 1751 6 Dezallier d Argenville s interest in natural history resulted in two treatises on shells and minerals L histoire naturelle eclaircie dans deux de ses parties principales la lithologie et la conchyliologie Paris 1742 La Conchyliologie ou Traite sur la nature des coquillages 1757 etc The connoisseurship of shells and their most colourful and fantastic form was a gentleman s occupation and a worthy inclusion in a cabinet de curiosites before it became a science under the Linnaean system of classification He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in March 1750 7 Beyond his success in the fields of gardening and natural history Dezallier d Argenville was a print collector He organised his extensive collection by subject rather than by school as outlined in the Lettre sur le choix et l arrangement d un Cabinet curieux that he published in the Mercure de France in 1727 8 Within the Lettre which takes the form of an article Dezallier d Argenville describes Three volumes containing the clothing and fashion of the different nations of the world and a further volume documenting costumes from his native France The sale of Dezallier s property which took place on 3 March 1766 following his death in 1765 mentions within these volumes a total of 1 600 costume prints from the time of King Charles II until 1730 It also describes good prints by le Clerc Picart Hollar Royn de Hoog and several Chinese drawings 9 All four volumes are now located at the Bibliotheque de l Arsenal in Paris 10 Antoine Nicolas Dezallier d Argenville editHis son Antoine Nicolas Dezallier d Argenville 1723 1796 was the anonymous author M D of Voyage Pictoresque de Paris ou Indication de tout ce qu il y a de plus beau dans cette grande Ville en Peinture Sculpture amp Architecture which appeared in Paris in 1749 a connoisseur s guide to the chief artistic and architectural monuments of Paris with accounts of the leading academic and scientific organisations of the city At least six further editions appeared before the Revolution Paris 1752 1757 1765 1770 1778 1780 A Voyage pittoresque des environs de Paris ou Description des Maisons Royales Chateaux amp autres Lieux de Plaisance situes a quinze lieues aux environs de cette Ville by the same author appeared in Paris in 1755 a connoiseur s guide to the chief artistic and architectural monuments of the surroundings of Paris in which the author especially paid a tribute to the triumph of gardening At least one further edition appeared before the Revolution Paris 1768 3rd edition Further works were Denombrement de tous les fossiles de France and L Oryctologie ou Traite des pierres des mineraux et autres fossiles He compiled also the Vies des Fameux Architectes Depuis la renaissance des Arts in two volumes 1787 of which the second was devoted to sculptors An abridged edition Abrege de la vie was often reprinted A facsimile was published in Geneva 1972 He also wrote a Dictionnaire du jardinage relatif a la theorie et a la pratique de cet art Paris 1771 and a Manuel du jardinier ou journal de son travail distribue par mois Paris 1772 References edit Full title La theorie et la pratique du jardinage Ou l on traite a fond des beaux jardins appelles communement les jardins de proprete comme sont les parterres les bosquets les boulingrins amp c Contenant plusieurs plans et dispositions generales de jardins nouveaux desseins amp autres ornemens servant a la decoration amp embelissement des jardins Avec la maniere de dresser un terrain His remark A fine garden being no less difficult to contrive and order well than a good building suggests that he had read Francis Bacon s essay Of gardening Gerda Gollwitzer The influence of Le Nostre in The French Formal Garden 1974 Elizabeth B MacDougall and F Hamilton Hazlehurst editors Dumbarton Oaks Previous books on gardening had presented only the grandest royal and aristocratic projects And unauthorized reprints from The Hague Die Gartnerey sowohl in ihre Theorie oder Betrachtung als Praxi oder Ubung translated by Frantz Anton Danreitter gardener to the archbishop of Salzburg Gollwitzer p 74 Kafker Frank A 1989 Notices sur les auteurs des dix sept volumes de discours de l Encyclopedie Recherches sur Diderot et sur l Encyclopedie Annee Vol 7 p 128 Library and Archive Catalogue Royal Society permanent dead link Lettre sur le choix et l arrangement d un Cabinet curieux ecrite par M Dezallier d Argenville Secretaire sic du Roy en la Grande Chancellerie a M Fougeroux Tresorier Paeur des Rentes de l Hote de Ville Mercure de France June 1727 pp 1294 1330 P Remy Catalogue raisonne des tableaux estampes coquilles amp autres curiosites apres le deces de feu M Dezalier d Argenville maitre des comptes amp membre des societes royales des sciences de Londres amp Monpellier Paris 3 March 1766 p 111 D Pullins Dezallier d Argenville s Recueils of Costume Prints Rediscovered Print Quarterly Vol XXXIII No 2 June 2016 p 147 Bibliography edit Laissus Yves 1970 Argenville Antoine Joseph Dezallier d Dictionary of Scientific Biography Vol 1 New York Charles Scribner s Sons pp 243 244 ISBN 0 684 10114 9 D Pullins Dezallier d Argenville s Recueils of Costume Prints Rediscovered Print Quarterly Vol XXXIII No 2 June 2016 147 155 External links editLa Theorie et la pratique du jardinage 1709 at Gallica La Theorie et la pratique du jardinage 1713 at Gallica Abrege de la vie des plus fameux peintres 1745 1752 at Gallica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dezallier d 27Argenville amp oldid 1190831065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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