Architecture and Panelling

This catalogue contains a scholarly account of the origins of Waddesdon Manor, built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the late 19th century and designed by Gabriel-Hippolyte Destailleur.

The volume opens with an account of Destailleur’s family, Paris architects of the 18th and 19th century, with particular emphasis on Gabriel-Hippolyte who was active during the Second Empire. By Bruno Pons.