The conservatory in the Botanical Garden, Uppsala

"The Assault on Stockholm Castle", scenic decoration from the opera Gustavus Vasa

Louis Jean Desprez (occasionally but incorrectly Jean Louis Desprez; ca 1737–18 March 1804) was a French painter and architect who worked in Sweden during the last twenty years of his life. Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Desprez, who was born in Auxerre in Bourgogne, studied architecture and was awarded the Great Prize of the Académie d'architecture in 1770. He traveled frequently to Italy and was associated with Piranesi in Rome, when he came to the attention of Swedish King Gustavus III, who offered him a two-year contract as director of scenic decorations at the new Stockholm Opera founded by the King two years earlier. His first task there was the decorations for the new opera Gustavus Vasa (with a libretto authored by the King in collaboration with Johan Henric Kellgren and music by Johann Gottlieb Naumann). Auxerre is a commune in the Burgundy (French Bourgogne) région of France, between Paris and Dijon. ... Capital Dijon Area 31,582 km² Regional President François Patriat (PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 16th) 1,616,000 1,610,067 51/km² (2004) Arrondissements 15 Cantons 174 Communes 2,045 Départements Yonne Côte-dOr Nièvre Saône-et... Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi (4th October 1720 in Mogliano Veneto (near Treviso) - 9th November 1778 in Rome) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious prisons. Etching of the Pyramid of Cestius Piranesi studied his art at Rome, where the remains of that city... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Gustav III (13 January 1746 (O.S.) (24 January 1746 (N.S.))–March 29, 1792) was the King of Sweden from February 12, 1771 until his death. ... The Royal Swedish Opera, as seen from the southwest The Royal Swedish Opera, or Kungliga Operan, is the national stage for opera in Sweden. ... A libretto is the body of words used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, oratorio, or musical. ...

As architect, Desprez built in a monumental, neo-classical style influenced by his study of Greek and Roman ruins in the south of Italy and on Sicily. His greatest project was one never realized: the magnificent new palace planned by the King for Haga outside Stockholm. Because of lack of money, only the foundations were ever built and the project was abandoned after the assassination of the King. The smaller "royal pavillion" which stands at Haga was built by another architect, Olof Tempelman. His most significant completed project was the conservatory building in the new botanical garden in Uppsala, inaugurated after his death on May 13, 1807, the 100th anniversary of Linnaeus's birth. He also built the Villa Frescati (close to Haga outside Stockholm) in 1791-92 for Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, after which the whole Frescati area later was named. Haga, or Haga parken, outside Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with parks, lakes, woods and gardens. ... This article is about the modern city of Uppsala. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (   listen?), and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (March 31, 1757 – August 19, 1814) was a Swedish courtier and diplomat. ... Frescati is a parklike area on the northern outskirts of Stockholm. ...

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