# Plan of a house [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HARDOUIN-MANSART, Jules]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Engraving ## Commentary From the 1690s we know of one project by Hardouin-Mansart for a private house. This design is full of unusual features. In addition to the main door in the middle of the main block, there is a second entrance in the right-hand corner of the court, which creates an asymmetrical arrangement. Inside the house the staircase and vestibule form a single space, which is again contrary to the usual practice of the time. Hardouin-Mansart also breaks away from the conventional rectangular shapes for his rooms. The engraving is from Architecture Française by Pierre Jean Mariette \(1694-1774\). ## Related artworks - [Aerial view]() - [Château de Marly-le-Roi]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [General view]() - [General view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()