Constructed in 1778 from plans by Firmin Perlin and financed by the Marquis of Laborde, the Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau owes its name to its first occupant, Florimond-Claude, Count of Mercy-Argenteau, the Austrian ambassador to France from 1766 to 1790 and Marie-Antoinette’s right-hand man. Gaining distinction both as one of the first residences to be built along Paris’ Grands Boulevards and one of the last to be conserved, the hôtel, transformed endlessly and recently restored, today opens its doors to students and visitors at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
You will be attending a dialogue between Paul Paradis, Art Historian and Lecturer at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, and Léonard Pouy, Art Historian, Content & Transmission Manager at L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, and author of L’Hôtel Mercy-Argenteau: a setting for history
At the end of the meeting, you will have the opportunity to purchase the book and get it signed by the author!
Meeting of L’Escarboucle in French:
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
7pm – 8pm
@L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts (Paris - Grands Boulevards)
Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau, 16 bis bd Montmartre, 75009 Paris
Photo: L’ÉCOLE Publications, L'Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau
