Architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart born Apr 16 1646
French Baroque architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart was born April 16, 1646.
“Hardouin-Mansart was Louis XIV’s favourite architect and the man behind the most famous architectural creations of the king’s reign. An icon of French Classicism during the late 17th century, he was the architect of Trianon, with its beautiful 18th-century Rococco wood panelling.”
Jules Hardouin-Mansart | Palace of Versailles

Hardouin-Mansart
From the 1944 Famous People series
Issued by France June 31, 1944
Designer and engraver was Pierre Gandon
