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

André-Jean Le Brun (Lebrun) (1737 - 1811)
André-Jean Le Brun (Lebrun)
1737 - 1811
Jean-André Artzt (1750 - 1816)
Jean-André Artzt
1750 - 1816
Percival Leonard Rosseau (1859 - 1939)
Percival Leonard Rosseau
1859 - 1939
Roger Godchaux (1878 - 1958)
Roger Godchaux
1878 - 1958
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749 - 1803)
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1749 - 1803
Andrzej Jerzy Mniszek (1823 - 1905)
Andrzej Jerzy Mniszek
1823 - 1905
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti (1843 - 1894)
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti
1843 - 1894
Hippolyte Bayard (1801 - 1887)
Hippolyte Bayard
1801 - 1887
Gérard Ernest Schneider (1896 - 1986)
Gérard Ernest Schneider
1896 - 1986
Maurice Esteve (1904 - 2001)
Maurice Esteve
1904 - 2001
Jean Lambert-Rucki (1888 - 1967)
Jean Lambert-Rucki
1888 - 1967
Charles Ricketts (1866 - 1931)
Charles Ricketts
1866 - 1931
Jean Effel (1908 - 1982)
Jean Effel
1908 - 1982
Marko Čelebonović (1902 - 1986)
Marko Čelebonović
1902 - 1986
Georges François Alix (1846 - 1906)
Georges François Alix
1846 - 1906
François Bonvin (1817 - 1887)
François Bonvin
1817 - 1887

Creators Baroque

Abraham Willemsens (1605 - 1672)
Abraham Willemsens
1605 - 1672
Matías de Irala (1680 - 1753)
Matías de Irala
1680 - 1753
Luca Carlevaris (1663 - 1730)
Luca Carlevaris
1663 - 1730
Jacob Isaacszoon van Swanenburg (1571 - 1638)
Jacob Isaacszoon van Swanenburg
1571 - 1638
Christian Seybold (1695 - 1768)
Christian Seybold
1695 - 1768
Peter Ykens (1648 - 1695)
Peter Ykens
1648 - 1695
Antonio Circignani (Pomarancio) (1560 - 1620)
Antonio Circignani (Pomarancio)
1560 - 1620
Georg Gärtner (1575 - 1654)
Georg Gärtner
1575 - 1654
Jan Wyck (1652 - 1702)
Jan Wyck
1652 - 1702
Giovanni Cariani (1485 - 1547)
Giovanni Cariani
1485 - 1547
Jan Lievens I (1607 - 1674)
Jan Lievens I
1607 - 1674
Louis Joseph Watteau (1731 - 1798)
Louis Joseph Watteau
1731 - 1798
Jean Philippe Guy Le Gentil (1750 - 1824)
Jean Philippe Guy Le Gentil
1750 - 1824
Jean Germain Drouais (1763 - 1788)
Jean Germain Drouais
1763 - 1788
Pieter van Noordt (1621 - 1672)
Pieter van Noordt
1621 - 1672
Samson Wertheimer (1811 - 1892)
Samson Wertheimer
1811 - 1892
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