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first works, either by him or another builder, Pierre Chambiges (died 

 1544), probably a son or nephew of Martin Chambiges, was erecting 

 another addition to the castle in a different manner. This consisted in 

 the three wings surrounding a new rectangular forecourt, " Cour du 

 Cheval Blanc " (Figs. 62 and 64), so called from a plaster cast of the 

 statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Capitol, set up there by Catharine de 

 Medici, or "des Adieux," so called from its being the scene of 

 Napoleon's farewell to his troops in 1814. While the walls were 

 still plaster-faced rubble, and the general outlines similar to those 

 of the Oval Court, the dressings, including the pilasters, cornices, and 

 strings, were executed in red brick and patterns of brick introduced 

 into the plaster surfaces. 



ST GERMAIN-EN-LAYE. The use of brick is characteristic of at least 

 two other buildings on which Chambiges appears to have been em- 

 ployed, viz., St Germain and La Muette. He may have worked out 

 the designs without an architect under Francis' personal direction. If 

 this be the case he must be credited with much greater architectural 

 capability than his colleague, for the elevations of St Germain and the 

 plan of La Muette have great merit. The date of the latter is not 

 known, but the work at St Germain was carried out probably about 

 1540, at a time when Chambiges had had the advantage of working 

 under Boccadoro at the Paris Hotel de Ville. At the same time it is 

 not impossible that one of the Italian architects then in France may 

 have given ihe designs for these castles. 



66. CASTLE OF ST GERMAIN-EN-LAYE (c. 1540) : VIEW FROM NORTH-EAST. 



