Cabillic, Odile Cortet, Pierre Curie, and Clarisse Delmas. Nothing would have been possible without the remarkable skill and dedication of our restorer colleagues: Marc-André Paulin, Frédéric Leblanc, Pascal Petit, and Helbertijn Titia Krudop at the carpentry workshop, Roland Février, Marie-Jeanne Dubois, Stéphanie Courtier, and Loïc Loussouam at the gilding workshop, Emmanuel Plé for metal, Frédéric Beauprêtre for tapestry. We also wish to thank for their collaboration Nathalie Balcar, Thierry Borel, David Bourgarit, Joëlle Crétin, Maria-Filomena Guerra, Manuel Leroux, and Dominique Robcis. Finally, for the restoration of the paintings, Catherine Vernochet (†), Marie-Ange Laudet-Kraft, Anne Lepage, and Jean-Pascal Viala The restoration of the department’s collection of woodwork represented a major challenge. We very sincerely thank all those who, in one way or another, made it possible to successfully complete this undertaking. The wooden paneling of the salon and the library-study of the Dangé residence and that of the ceremonial chamber of the Hôtel de Chevreuse were restored by groups led by the Ateliers de la Chapelle restoration workshop.This considerable task could not have been managed without the energy and experience of Pierre and Cécile Gilbert and their collaborators: Donatien Baron, Dominique Bienaimé, Éric Bouyer, Carine Carvalho, Clément Frouin, Xavier Melin, Patrice Morand, Julien Paillat, Julien Retailleau, and JeanBaptiste Rondard. The restoration of the paintings was undertaken by Arcoa. Our thanks go to JeanSylvain Fourquet, manager, to Ludovic Loreau, technical director, to Amparo Bartolomé, Darib Foued, works leader, and, with them, to Myriam Fillion, Marina Fouquet, Yves Grandsart, Sylvain Lhotelier, Lydie Patonnier, Pascale Roane, and Frédéric Zérounian. Restoration of the gilding was entrusted to Mariotti. We thank its director, Nicolas Mariotti, and his collaborators: Magalie Aubrun, Frédéric Bigand, Gwénaëlle Hayot, Antoine Mangeant, Matthias Muller, Caroline Skowron, and Laura-Jean Triolet. For the metalwork, we must thank Robert & Robert, and in particular David Robert, Emmanuel Robert, Claire Robert, and Benjamin Danjon, Jonathan Garnier, Jean-Baptiste Gallon, Vincent Touzé and Antonin Sorel. The delicate recreation of the plaster ornaments in the ceremonial chamber at the Hôtel de Chevreuse was entrusted to SOE Stuc & Staff. All our thanks go to its CEO, Bruno Rondet, to Pascal Montbrun, and to Zohair Djelassi for her passion for exactitude. Nothing would have been possible without the patience and drawings of Cécile Loignon, and the talent of sculptors Anne Nicolle and Aline-Christine Putot-Toupry and the latter’s assistant, Titi. Finally, we thank Gilles Charpentier, Gilles-Patrick Charbonnier, Lewis Brun, Léo Brun-Gillet, Sidonie Brutto, Geoffrey Chocat, Étienne Pallu, and Matthias Quenivet. We wish to express our great gratitude to the team that worked passionately with Jean Perfettini on the spectacular restoration of the wood paneling in the library study of the Dangé residence: Élisabeth Grall, Thierry Palanque, Delphine ÉlieLefebvre, Lise Havard, and Florent Dubost for the
joinery, Vincent Mouchez for the sculpture, Éléna Duprez, Aline Bérélowitsch, Laurent Blaise, Sylvie Dauvergne, Séverine François, MarieNoëlle Laurent, Gwenola Le Masson, and Jean de Seynes for the painting, Marie Dubost, Mélissa Albeza, Florence Labadie, Julie Laubreton, Isabelle Rehault for the gilding, Anne-Cécile Viseux for the metalwork, and Chantal Cerda, Henri Jumel, and Christian Teillard d’Eyry, who recreated the windows. The restoration of the cupola in the salon of the private apartments of the Palais Bourbon and of the ceiling of the Palais Pisani were a real challenge. We warmly thank Anthony Pontabry, who truly rose to the occasion, and his collaborators: Sabine Ruault-Paillard, Ludovic Roudet, Chantal Bureau, Benoît Dragon, Frankline Barres, Janin Bechstedt, Marie Begue, Xavier Beugnot, Luciana Bocca, Cornelia Cione, Laurence Didier, Stéphanie Doucet, Marielle Doyon-Crimail, Pascale Hafner, Catherine Huisse, Marie-Ange Laudet-Kraft, Alix Laveau, Émilie Lormee, Aurélie Robinet, Lucia Tranchino, Béatrice Villemin, as well as Alain Bondon, Alain-Mickaël Puren, Anne Chauvet, and Bertrand Leroy. Our thanks also go the many other restorers who guided us with their advice and who contributed their talent and experience to this project: Géraldine Albers, Béatrice Beillard, Laura Caru, Sabine Cherki, Véronique Deroubaix, Sarah Gonnet, Patricia Dupont, Thérèse Gentilucci, Olivier Lagarde, Gwenola Le Masson, Sylvain Luchetta, Marie-Emmanuelle Meyohas, Olivier Omnès, Julie Schöter, Olivier Tavoso, Bruno Szkotnicki, Antoinette Villa, Marc Voisot, as well as the houses of Arvaud, Lemerle Frères, and Chevallier Conservation, where we are particularly indebted to Montaine Bongrand and, with her, to Belmira Le Glatin, Flore Mayvial, Chantal Romao, and Tamara Stankievicz. Tribute must also be paid to the savoir-faire deployed by all the specialist companies, covering every trade, involved at different stages in building the new galleries. The lighting was conceived with the advice and expertise of the lighting and display specialist Éric Gall, whom we warmly thank, as, for the display cases, we thank Daniel Lorber, Elke Jäger and their team at Reier, as well as Jérôme Colin from Vitrine Avenue. For the carpentry entrusted to Les Ateliers de la Chapelle we are particularly grateful to Dominique Gilbert for his unfailing presence at our sides. There is not one of the new galleries that has not benefited in some way from his talent and dedication. We also thank Yves Gilbert, Romain Gilbert, workshop head Denis Gauthier, and Fabienne Ménard, as well as the cabinetmakers Yoann Bondu, Jérôme Boudet, Philippe Brunet, Christophe Canevet, Bernard Durance, Vincent Durand, Sébastien Guetté, Antoine Paré, Philippe Pineau, François Pithon, Bruno Riou, Pierre Vigneron, and the carpenters Pascal Cimic, Raphaël Jimenez, Fabrice Jeanot, and Jean-Michel Routhiau. Special thanks to draftsman Jérôme Brevet, who was never less than perfectionist in producing the working drawings.
At Staff Décoratif we thank Vincent Petit and, especially, Laurent Pons, Claire Deschamps, sculptor, and Thierry Bouhier for the perfect grace with which they adapted to the specificities of the project, as well as Frédéric Bigot, Laurent Dondelinger, Jérôme Fourdin, Antoine Lemeste, Nzembani Francisco, Jean-Pierre Tarantin, and sculptors Audrey Cricco, Pierre-Louis Dietchy, and Pierre Wagner. Regarding the preparation of fabrics and trimmings, we are grateful to all those who took such special care in this area: the house of Tassinari & Chatel, in particular Dominique Fabre and JeanLuc Lenoir-Grieser, as well as Carole Damour, Serge Moinier, Denis Boully and their team at the manufactory. At Declercq Passementiers: Jérôme Declercq, Élisa Declercq, Claire Barbleu, Abélina Morino, as well as Olivier Alexandre, Corinne Comaille, Stéphane Ledoux, Ilaria Macocco, Dominique Monvoisin, Christophe Poulain, Isabelle Rachel. At L’Atelier des Carmes: Bruno Brocard for his constant responsiveness, Charlotte Brocard, as well as Claire Baraza, Jean-Michel Denis, Daniel Dexet, Arnaud Gillet, Thi Tuyet Dung Nguyen, Claire Zalewski. At Ateliers Polybe & Malet: Étienne Polybe, Alice Malet, Guy Malet and Marc Jarousseau, as well as François Ballouard, Émilia Battut, Laeticia Delalande, Julie Dugué, Myriam Girier, Vincent Illanes, Pauline Paget, Mariline Ribault, Johanna Sarrauton. Finally, we thank Michel Chauveau and Sébastien Ragueneau for their precious advice as the project progressed and, with them, Stéphanie Becker, Rémi Broissand, Arnaud Caradec, Julia Modest, Isabelle Pers-Fargeas, Noémie Salvato, and Lucie Vincent. For the painting work, carried out by Duval & Mauler, we thank Julien Facon, Pierre Voisin, Jean Estieux, and, especially, Sergio Gago and Hassan Bouadma, as well as Mohamed Chacroune, Jérémie Chripko, Candido Fernando, Patrick Gobourg, Lassaad Hajji, Mamoud Hassaneine, Olivier Pineau, Georges Podik. For the decorative painting and false marbling, we thank Atelier Eschlimann, Christophe Eschlimann, Marie Vanesse, as well as Raphaëlle Beltoise, Alicia Haran, Julien Labarre, Martin Labouré, Roxanne de La Richerie, and Candice Soulard. We also thank everyone in the other firms and companies who helped carry through this project: Jean-Yves Bruchausen, Gilbert Margueritte, Felipe Tavares, and José Benvenido Lopès de Oliveira, as well as Geraldino Mota and José Queijo at DBPM-Marbre; Daniel Venisse, Éric Banse, Hervé Chiraux, and Georges Guilbert at Les Parquets Briatte; Jérôme Gendre and his teams; Patrick Ribeiro, Catherine Pekovits, Marie Petit, Huayra Lanque, François Ourth, Vincent Guilbault, Amandine Merminot, and Maud Discors at Version Bronze; Agnès Nitsch at the Golden Leaves studio; David Mercier, Vincent Millérioux, Richard Jouanny for Fontelec; David Fourcade and Nicolas Jobard for Cegelec; Patrick Laronce of the Socotec inspection agency; Édouard Chagot for Opteor; Isabelle Gonnard of Coordination Santé Sécurité; Pascal Martin at