François Joseph Belanger

François Joseph Belanger was an artist and designer active between 1755 and 1814. His known body of work emphasizes detailed architectural planning and decorative studies, demonstrating a keen focus on high-style interior and exterior commissions characteristic of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Belanger’s surviving output documented in major collections consists primarily of preparatory drawings and studies. Nine works are currently held in museum collections, including five documented drawings and four other pieces. These works reveal his involvement in prestigious commissions, ranging from large-scale conceptual designs like An Elevation for the Projected Mill at Méréville to intricate interior decoration represented by the Study for the Dining-Room Ceiling of the Bagatelle Pavilion.

His decorative output includes allegorical and seasonal studies, notably the sequence titled Panels depicting the Four Seasons, which specifically features works named Autumn and Spring. The status of these artifacts establishes the significance of François Joseph Belanger's architectural contributions. Today, a number of his drawings and plans are held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For those seeking material for research or exhibition, high-quality prints of Belanger's designs are often accessible through institutional public domain catalogs.