Séheult (François Léonard, 1773-1840) Seven architectural drawings thought to be for 'Le Petit Bellay', in the grounds of the Château du Bellay, near Allonnes, Loire et Maine, France, including extensive details and plans of the house and its pavilions, the formal gardens, plans of the Chateau, roof plans, details of the forest, studies of monuments, with further studies verso, pen and black ink, watercolour, traces of graphite, monochrome wash, various sizes, largest 605 x 900 mm., smallest 280 x 435 mm., on various laid papers, watermarks include 'D. & C. Blauw', 'A. Rogge', and J. Honig & Zonen', rough edges, some tears and splits, several with old repairs to sheet loss, handling creases and vertical folds, occasional browning and surface dirt, all unframed, [c.1810] (7)

⁂ Séheult is said to have initially studied architecture under the tutelage of his father, Robert II Seheult, in Nantes, and was later the pupil of Antoine-François Peyre at the Royal Academy of Architecture in Paris. As well as building the neoclassical château in Bellay, he was also responsible for the Villa de Montis, and was the author of the Recueil d'Architecture dessiné et mesuré en Italie, 1821.