His father, the sculptor
Jean Baptiste Charlemagne-Baudet, came to Russia from
Rouen in 1777, at the invitation of
Catherine the Great. In 1797, together with his brothers
Iosif, Ivan, and Karl, he entered the
Imperial Academy of Fine Arts on a scholarship. He graduated in 1806 with a gold medal, second degree, then began working as an assistant to the architects
Luigi Rusca and . In 1820, he took a position in the , where he was involved in alterations and repairs at the
Yelagin Palace,
Winter Palace, and
Tauride Palace; among others. An iron gate at the
Summer Garden was cast from his designs, in 1826. The following year, a
tea house with
Doric columns was added. On the
Kamenny Islands, he built a guardhouse for the
Kamenny Island Palace. He also constructed several
dachas for the Imperial Family and the government. From 1828 to 1832, he was involved in a major project: the
Institute for Noble Maidens in
Poltava; from master plans by . During that time, he also began working on the (currently an office building), which occupied him until 1833. Concurrently with those projects, he built an
orphanage (completed 1834). Ten years later, it was converted into a new home for the
Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. He died of
dropsy, and was interred at
Volkovo Cemetery. == References==