Architettura e arti decorative nell’Hôtel Pourtalès di Félix Duban. Parigi 1837

The architecture of Pourtalès Hôtel, realized from 1837 to 1839 by the architect Félix Duban for the count James Alexandre de Pourtalès-Gorgier, represents one of the highest peaks reached of the project and the practical realization of the parisian hôtel particulier of XIX century, gathering in itself the essential characteristics of the habitat for the upper middle class and the parisian nobility of that time. The goal of this article is to analyze the relationship between the decorative solutions adopted by Duban and the client’s taste.