In 1635 Mansart received his first recorded commission for a private house in Paris. Louis Phélypeaux de La Vrillière, 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 hôtel for many decades.
The engraving shows the façade of the hôtel.
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