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

Max Ernst (1891 - 1976)
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
Pieter Rijsbraeck (1655 - 1729)
Pieter Rijsbraeck
1655 - 1729
Youssef Nabil (1972)
Youssef Nabil
1972
Robert-Joseph Auguste (1723 - 1805)
Robert-Joseph Auguste
1723 - 1805
Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Serge) (1890 - 1947)
Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Serge)
1890 - 1947
Constant Troyon (1810 - 1865)
Constant Troyon
1810 - 1865
André Brasilier (1929)
André Brasilier
1929
Paul Sérusier (1864 - 1927)
Paul Sérusier
1864 - 1927
Mary Laforge (1865 - 1942)
Mary Laforge
1865 - 1942
Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700 - 1777)
Charles-Joseph Natoire
1700 - 1777
Gustave Adolphe Crauk (Crauck) (1827 - 1905)
Gustave Adolphe Crauk (Crauck)
1827 - 1905
Louis Majorelle (1859 - 1929)
Louis Majorelle
1859 - 1929
Paul Huet (1803 - 1869)
Paul Huet
1803 - 1869
Jean Peské (1870 - 1949)
Jean Peské
1870 - 1949
Rudolf Ernst (1854 - 1932)
Rudolf Ernst
1854 - 1932
Simon Segal (1898 - 1969)
Simon Segal
1898 - 1969

Creators Baroque

Gaspare Traversi (1722 - 1770)
Gaspare Traversi
1722 - 1770
Niccolò Tornioli (1598 - 1651)
Niccolò Tornioli
1598 - 1651
James Walker (1748 - 1808)
James Walker
1748 - 1808
Scipione Pulzone (1544 - 1598)
Scipione Pulzone
1544 - 1598
Giovanni Francesco Muccio (1620 - 1665)
Giovanni Francesco Muccio
1620 - 1665
Franciscus Gijsbrechts (1649 - 1677)
Franciscus Gijsbrechts
1649 - 1677
Franz de Paula Ferg (1689 - 1740)
Franz de Paula Ferg
1689 - 1740
Szymon Buchbinder (1853 - 1922)
Szymon Buchbinder
1853 - 1922
Philipp Peter Roos (1657 - 1706)
Philipp Peter Roos
1657 - 1706
Giuseppe Antonio Pianca (1706 - 1762)
Giuseppe Antonio Pianca
1706 - 1762
Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659 - 1739)
Francesco Galli Bibiena
1659 - 1739
François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
François Couperin
1668 - 1733
Charles Cressent (1685 - 1768)
Charles Cressent
1685 - 1768
Jean Frédéric Schall (1752 - 1825)
Jean Frédéric Schall
1752 - 1825
Ulrika Fredrika Pasch (1735 - 1796)
Ulrika Fredrika Pasch
1735 - 1796
Christian Stöcklin (1741 - 1795)
Christian Stöcklin
1741 - 1795