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

Roger de la Fresnaye (1885 - 1925)
Roger de la Fresnaye
1885 - 1925
Dominique Aury (1907 - 1998)
Dominique Aury
1907 - 1998
Wilhelm Koller (1829 - 1884)
Wilhelm Koller
1829 - 1884
Joseph Coomans (1816 - 1889)
Joseph Coomans
1816 - 1889
Claude Georges (1929 - 1988)
Claude Georges
1929 - 1988
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887)
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
1824 - 1887
Jacques Agar (1640 - 1715)
Jacques Agar
1640 - 1715
Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891)
Arthur Rimbaud
1854 - 1891
Nicolas-François Gillet (1712 - 1791)
Nicolas-François Gillet
1712 - 1791
Bernard Bistes (1941 - 2020)
Bernard Bistes
1941 - 2020
Nils Forsberg (1842 - 1934)
Nils Forsberg
1842 - 1934
Henri Alfred Jacquemart (1824 - 1896)
Henri Alfred Jacquemart
1824 - 1896
Beauford Delaney (1901 - 1979)
Beauford Delaney
1901 - 1979
Evariste Vital Luminais (1821 - 1896)
Evariste Vital Luminais
1821 - 1896
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845)
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
1792 - 1845
Valentin de Boulogne (1591 - 1632)
Valentin de Boulogne
1591 - 1632

Creators Baroque

Adam de Coster (1586 - 1643)
Adam de Coster
1586 - 1643
Gerrit van Vucht (1610 - 1697)
Gerrit van Vucht
1610 - 1697
Thomas Robins (the Elder) (1715 - 1770)
Thomas Robins (the Elder)
1715 - 1770
Jean-Pierre Rivalz I (1625 - 1706)
Jean-Pierre Rivalz I
1625 - 1706
Antoine Ranc (1634 - 1716)
Antoine Ranc
1634 - 1716
Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitzky (1735 - 1822)
Dmitry Grigoryevich Levitzky
1735 - 1822
Charles-Nicolas Cochin I (1688 - 1754)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin I
1688 - 1754
Bernhard Keil (1624 - 1687)
Bernhard Keil
1624 - 1687
Bartolommeo Ligozzi (1620 - 1695)
Bartolommeo Ligozzi
1620 - 1695
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
Willem van Nieulandt II (1584 - 1635)
Willem van Nieulandt II
1584 - 1635
Jean-Bernard Restout (1732 - 1797)
Jean-Bernard Restout
1732 - 1797
Marcus de Bye (1638 - 1688)
Marcus de Bye
1638 - 1688
John Verelst (1648 - 1734)
John Verelst
1648 - 1734
Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754 - 1829)
Jean-Baptiste Regnault
1754 - 1829
Jan Jacobsz. van der Stoffe (1610 - 1682)
Jan Jacobsz. van der Stoffe
1610 - 1682
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