Sébastien Leclerc (1637 - 1714)

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Sébastien Leclerc

Sébastien Leclerc was a French graphic artist of the second half of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. He is known as a brilliant master of engraving and woodcuts, as well as an art theorist and military engineer.

Leclerc created more than 3,400 engravings during his career, most of them in the religious genre. He was also famous for his illustrations of French literary novels and scientific treatises on art theory, architecture, and geometry.

The artist's son Sebastien Leclerc Jr. and grandson Jacques-Sebastien Leclerc became famous as painters.

Date and place of birt:26 september 1637, Metz, France
Date and place of death:25 october 1714, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Engineer, Graphic artist, Painter
Genre:Mythological painting, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Rococo, Old Masters
Technique:Etching, Woodcut

Creators France

Jean de Gerson (1363 - 1429)
Jean de Gerson
1363 - 1429
Jean-Joseph Taillasson (1745 - 1809)
Jean-Joseph Taillasson
1745 - 1809
Jean-Louis Lemoyne (1665 - 1755)
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1665 - 1755
Christophe Huet (1700 - 1756)
Christophe Huet
1700 - 1756
Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899 - 1970)
Vicente do Rego Monteiro
1899 - 1970
Pierre Soulages (1919 - 2022)
Pierre Soulages
1919 - 2022
Louis-Philippe Crépin (1772 - 1851)
Louis-Philippe Crépin
1772 - 1851
Francois-Alfred Delobbe (1835 - 1920)
Francois-Alfred Delobbe
1835 - 1920
Pierre Félix Masseau (1869 - 1937)
Pierre Félix Masseau
1869 - 1937
Sonia Lewitska (1880 - 1937)
Sonia Lewitska
1880 - 1937
Louis-Richard-François Dupont (1734 - 1765)
Louis-Richard-François Dupont
1734 - 1765
Jean-Baptiste Santerre (1651 - 1717)
Jean-Baptiste Santerre
1651 - 1717
Robert Le Lorrain (1666 - 1743)
Robert Le Lorrain
1666 - 1743
Jacques Emile Blanche (1861 - 1942)
Jacques Emile Blanche
1861 - 1942
Sergey Ivanovich Sedrac (1878 - 1974)
Sergey Ivanovich Sedrac
1878 - 1974
Étienne Jeaurat (1699 - 1789)
Étienne Jeaurat
1699 - 1789

Creators Baroque

Joshua Shaw (1776 - 1860)
Joshua Shaw
1776 - 1860
Pierre Gobert (1662 - 1744)
Pierre Gobert
1662 - 1744
Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen (1588 - 1629)
Hendrick Jansz Terbrugghen
1588 - 1629
Giovanni Marchiori (1696 - 1778)
Giovanni Marchiori
1696 - 1778
Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630 - 1708)
Ludolf Bakhuizen
1630 - 1708
Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante (1633 - 1669)
Juan Antonio de Frias y Escalante
1633 - 1669
Ignaz Bendl (1680 - 1730)
Ignaz Bendl
1680 - 1730
Carlo Marattа (1625 - 1713)
Carlo Marattа
1625 - 1713
Nicolas Vleughels (1668 - 1737)
Nicolas Vleughels
1668 - 1737
Giovanni Battista Ferrario (XVII century - ?)
Giovanni Battista Ferrario
XVII century - ?
Giovanni Stanchi (1608 - 1675)
Giovanni Stanchi
1608 - 1675
Evert van Orley (1491 - 1527)
Evert van Orley
1491 - 1527
Angelo Paglia (1681 - 1763)
Angelo Paglia
1681 - 1763
Pieter Bruegel II (1564 - 1638)
Pieter Bruegel II
1564 - 1638
Pieter Aertsen (1508 - 1575)
Pieter Aertsen
1508 - 1575
Johann Georg Ziesenis (1716 - 1776)
Johann Georg Ziesenis
1716 - 1776