Jacques-Martin Tétaz (6 March 1818 – 16 October 1865) was a French architect.[1] He was admitted at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts where he was the student of Jean-Nicolas Huyot and Louis-Hippolyte Lebas. He was the recipient of the second architecture Prix de Rome in 1841. He was housed at the Villa Medici from 1844 to 1848.[2]

Jacques-Martin Tétaz
Medallion on the tomb of Jacques-Martin Tétaz, in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.
Born6 March 1818
Died16 October 1865(1865-10-16) (aged 47)
OccupationArchitect
Awardssecond Prix de Rome
Practicearchitect
BuildingsPalais de l'Alma

He is only known by the Palais de l'Alma, which was built between 1861 and 1864.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Palais de l'Alma, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ "Jacques-Martin Tétaz". villamedici.it. Retrieved 2018-07-25.