Timeline

Heritage classified

Key figures

Origin and history

Hotel Duprat, also known as Hotel de Béthune Sully, is a Parisian mansion built in the early eighteenth century. Located at 60 rue de Varenne in the 7th arrondissement, it was built for Charlotte Angélique de Bourgoin, widow of Antoine-Bernard du Prat, Marquis de Formeries. In 1719, she acquired land with her family to build this hotel, the work of which began in 1720 under the direction of architect Jean Baptiste Leroux, assisted by sculptor Nicolas Pineau.

The construction took place in two phases (1720 and 1722), but structural problems appeared in 1732, leading to modifications by Pierre Boscry. The hotel changed ownership several times: sold by the descendants of the Countess du Prat to Prince Tingry in 1787, seized as national property during the Revolution, then bought by her son in the year X. He then passed to the Montmorency-Luxembourg, Bethune-Sully, and finally to Hinnisdal before being divided into apartments.

Ranked historic monument in 1926 for its facades and in 1949 for its interior woodwork, the hotel retains remarkable elements such as a cartridge door decorated with initials "MLC" (Montmorency-Luxembourg), a pediment, and period ironwork. The cobbled courtyard, with its gardens and outbuildings, completes this architectural complex typical of 18th century aristocratic Paris.

The woodwork of the living room, the dining room and a bedroom, always visible, bear witness to the bliss of the time. Today, the hotel belongs to several owners after being fragmented, but its protected areas remain accessible, offering a glimpse of the art of living of Parisian elites under the Ancien Régime.

External links