 Mme de Pompadour saw it while living in Étiolles - before being raised by the royal favour, and dreamed of this splendid residence.After the death of the duc d'Antin, the château remained empty for several years.When acquired by Marie Jacomel in 1750, widow of Louis Chauvelin, "président à mortier" at the Parlement, it was entirely demolished and replaced by a new château built in 1756 in the neoclassical style by the architect Jean-Michel Chevotet.