Production of painted decorations 1629-1634 (≈ 1632)
Paintings by Adam Lorlieu in several rooms.
1902-1903
Neo-Renaissance Transformation
Neo-Renaissance Transformation 1902-1903 (≈ 1903)
Renovation by Baron Laret d'Aubigny.
4 décembre 1996
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 4 décembre 1996 (≈ 1996)
Protection of facades, roofs and decorations.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs; following rooms with 17th century painted decorations: on the ground floor: dining room with its camaïeu decors, room of the Battles; on the first floor: room above the dining room known as the "Jugement de Salomon", room above the room of the Battles known as the "Chaste Suzanne", chapel; Failed in full (cf. A 496): by order of 4 December 1996
Key figures
Adam Lorlieu - Amienese painter
Author of painted decorations (1629-1634).
Baron Laret d'Aubigny - Owner and patron
Transforms the mansion in 1902-1903.
Origin and history
The manor house of Bois-Doublet, located in Saint-Célerin in the Sarthe (Pays de la Loire), dates from the first half of the 17th century. This historic monument is distinguished by its facades and roofs, as well as by rooms decorated with painted decorations made between 1629 and 1634 by the Amienese painter Adam Lorlieu. These frescoes, preserved in rooms such as the dining room, the Battle Hall or the chapel, testify to the pictorial art of the time.
In 1902-1903 Baron Laret d'Aubigny undertook a major transformation of the mansion, reinterpreting it in a neo-Renaissance style. This architectural redesign contrasts with the original elements of the 17th century, while preserving the painted decorations. The manor house, now privately owned, also includes a protected leak (pigeon tree), illustrating the heritage importance of the whole.
Ranked Historic Monument by order of 4 December 1996, the Manoir du Bois-Doublet specifically protects its facades, roofs, and decorated rooms. These protections highlight the artistic value of Adam Lorlieu's paintings, as well as the architectural interest of the site, marked by its stylistic evolutions over the centuries.
