French Villa Journal — François Eugène Bardon 1885 Chatou Architecture Lithograph Victorian Elevation Floor Plans

Carry the elegance of the French countryside — when François Eugène Bardon's 1885 architectural lithograph gave the Villa 20, Avenue d'Aligre in Chatou its most precise and beautiful technical portrait, and the Victorian tradition of architectural drawing united scientific rigor with artistic refinement.

Chatou — the small town on the Seine west of Paris where the Impressionists painted and the bourgeoisie built their weekend villas — was one of the most fashionable addresses in the Parisian suburbs of the late 19th century. François Eugène Bardon's 1885 lithograph of the Villa 20, Avenue d'Aligre, published in Pierre Chabat's Architecture Nouvelle portfolio, documents this villa with the full vocabulary of Victorian architectural drawing — elevation views, floor plans, section details, and material specifications — in a lithograph of extraordinary technical precision and visual beauty. This distinguished hardcover journal presents both sides of Bardon's lithograph: the elevation and floor plans on the front, and the architectural details and material specifications on the back.

Front Cover — Villa 20, Avenue d'Aligre, Chatou: Elevation & Floor Plans, François Eugène Bardon, Architecture Nouvelle, 1885:
The front cover presents Bardon's elevation and floor plan — the façade documented with technical precision, showing the stone masonry construction, brickwork detailing, terra-cotta ornament, mansard roof with dormer windows, and the elegant proportions that made this villa a representative example of Third Republic suburban residential architecture. The floor plan documents the spatial organization of the villa — the arrangement of rooms, circulation patterns, and the relationship between public and private spaces of a bourgeois French household of the 1880s.

Back Cover — Villa 20, Avenue d'Aligre, Chatou: Architectural Details & Material Specifications, François Eugène Bardon, 1885:
The back cover presents Bardon's architectural details and material specifications — the Victorian brickwork patterns, terra-cotta ornamental details, stone masonry joints, and construction specifications that document how the villa was actually built, from foundation to roof ridge. These details capture the extraordinary craft and material knowledge of the Victorian French building trades — the masons, bricklayers, and terra-cotta workers whose skills produced the elegant suburban villas of Chatou in the decades of the Third Republic.

Why This Journal Inspires:

• François Eugène Bardon's 1885 lithograph from Pierre Chabat's Architecture Nouvelle — Villa 20, Avenue d'Aligre, Chatou in Victorian architectural drawing at its most precise
• Elevation, floor plans, and architectural details — the complete Victorian architectural document from façade to material specification
• Stone masonry, Victorian brickwork, and terra-cotta ornament — the craft and material culture of Third Republic French residential architecture
• The perfect companion for architectural sketches, design notes, urban history research, or daily journaling inspired by the elegance of French villa architecture

Product Details:

• Format: Hardcover lined journal
• Pages: 150 perforated lined pages for easy removal
• Binding: Casewrap sewn binding
• Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 inches
• Weight: Approximately 400g
• Cover: Matte laminated full-wrap print

Perfect For:

• Architects, architectural historians, and design enthusiasts
• French villa, Chatou, and Third Republic architecture admirers
• Victorian lithograph and technical drawing collectors
• Gift for anyone captivated by the elegance, precision, and craft of French residential architecture
• Students and researchers of the history of French architecture and Victorian building culture
• Writers and creatives inspired by the bourgeois elegance of late 19th-century France

Carry the elegance of the French countryside — where Bardon's lithographic needle gave the Villa 20, Avenue d'Aligre and the stone masons of Chatou the precise and beautiful portrait they have always deserved.

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Care instructions: Use a soft, clean and dry cloth to gently brush any dust or dirt off from the center of book outwards.