These doors are on the Hotel Amelot de Bisseuil, a grand free-standing townhouse, on the Rue Vieille du Temple in the Marais District, built in 1660. The most famous inhabitant was Pierre-Augustin Caron Beaumarchais who lived there from 1776 to 1787. There he wrote "The Marriage of Figaro," and more surprising, founded a royally supported business that secretly furnished weapons and supplies to help American rebels fight the American Revolution.
I love getting to know the history of the things that I draw! Fascinating tidbit of American history.
