View of the Hôtel de la Vrillière
by MANSART, François, Engraving
In 1635 Mansart received his first recorded commission for a private house in Paris. Louis Ph�lypeaux de La Vrilli�re, an officer of the crown, commissioned Mansart to build a town house in Paris (rebuilt by Robert de Cotte in 1713). The building, known from engravings, was a fine example of Mansart’s ability to arrive at subtle, ingenious, and dignified solutions to the problems of building on awkwardly shaped sites. His design was to be a model for the Parisian h�tel for many decades.
The engraving by Jean Marot shows the general view of the h�tel.
View the ground plan of the H�tel.