He became the lover of Sophie Arnould, the prima donna of the Paris OpĂ©ra, and through her met his most important patron, the Comte dâArtois, Louis XVIâs youngest brother, who commissioned both the gardens of Beloeil (in Belgium) and Bagatelle. BĂ©langer completed Bagatelleâs pavilion in 64 days in 1777 toâŠ
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