The Cotton Mill, House, and Wharf of Richard-Lenoir at Chantilly

Charles Théverin (Paris 1764 – Paris 1838). Oil painting on canvas, The Cotton Mill, House and Wharf of Richard-Lenoir at Chantilly, by Charles Théverin (Paris 1764 – Paris 1838), signed bottom right C. Thevenin 1809, inscribed bottom lower right Construit/par/Normand An./1809. An unusual architectural record of the complex built by the Italianate Neo-classical architect Charles-Pierre-Joseph Normand (1765-1840) for the mill owner, Francois Richard, known as Richard-Lenoir (1765-1839) at Chantilly, of which only the arched gateway survives. Charles Thevenin, historical artist and engraver (1764-1838), Prix de Rome 1791, Salon 1793-1833, Member of the Institute, Chavalier de la Legion d'Honheur. Appointed Keeper of the Engravings in the Bibliotheques Royal 1829. Wimpole, Cambridgeshire (Accredited Museum)