Barthélemy Remy was the secretary of François Roger de Gaignières

François Roger de Gaignières

François Roger de Gaignières , French genealogist, antiquary and collector, was the grandson of a merchant at Lyon and the son of Aimé de Gaignières, secretary to the Count of Harcourt, a member of the Elbeuf branch of the House of Guise. In the late 1660s, he was named écuyer to Louis Joseph,...

 and an artist who painted numerous historical artefacts for his master. Barthélemy Remy and François Roger de Gaignières, as well as Louis Boudan traveled throughout France to make paintings and records of French monuments.

The drawings were especially instrumental in Viollet-le-Duc's restoration effort for the Saint-Denis Abbey in the 19th century, following the destruction of the French Revolution

French Revolution

The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...

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