LEDOUX, Claude-Nicolas
(b. 1736, Dormans, d. 1806, Paris)

Hôtel de Thélusson, Paris

1777-81
Engraving
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

The most remarkable private house by Ledoux was the Hôtel de Thélusson, built 1777-81 for the widow of a Swiss banker. The building caused such a sensation that the pressure of visitors could only be controlled by issuing entrance tickets.

The building was demolished in 1824.