Portrait of Quatremère de Quincy

Quatremère de Quincy

French archaeologist, architect and writer

Lived
1755–1849
Country
France

Updated September 2026

About Quatremère de Quincy

Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremère de Quincy was a French armchair archaeologist and architectural theorist, a Freemason, and an effective arts administrator and influential writer on art.

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