Wailly, Charles de

Won the Grand Prix d'Architecture in 1752. Pensionnaire of the French Academy in Rome from 1754 to 1756. Member of the Académie Royale d'Architecture (1767) and the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture (1771). In the early stage of his career, de Wailly was known as an ornament designer and decorator. He published engravings of his designs for vases and furniture, and he worked on Ange Jacques Gabriel's Opéra at Versailles (1767-1700) as well as on some stage settings for Servandoni. Later on, he expanded his career to include urban planning and public and private civil architecture. French architect. Comment on works: Architect; Ornamental engraver; Draftsman; Decorative artist