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-Louis Lemoyne (1665 - 1755)
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1665 - 1755
Vincent Vidal (1811 - 1887)
Vincent Vidal
1811 - 1887
Andrei Vladimirovich Petroff (1894 - 1975)
Andrei Vladimirovich Petroff
1894 - 1975
Roger Tallon (1929 - 2011)
Roger Tallon
1929 - 2011
Alexander Altmann (1885 - 1932)
Alexander Altmann
1885 - 1932
William of Rennes (1240 - ?)
William of Rennes
1240 - ?
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine (1745 - 1830)
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine
1745 - 1830
Raymond Mason (1922 - 2010)
Raymond Mason
1922 - 2010
Constantin Kluge (1912 - 2003)
Constantin Kluge
1912 - 2003
Hallé Claude-Guy (1652 - 1736)
Hallé Claude-Guy
1652 - 1736
Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm (1859 - 1939)
Léopold Bernhard Bernstamm
1859 - 1939
Pierre Joseph Dedreux-Dorcy (1789 - 1874)
Pierre Joseph Dedreux-Dorcy
1789 - 1874
Josef Hegenbarth (1884 - 1962)
Josef Hegenbarth
1884 - 1962
Johann Christian von Mannlich (1741 - 1822)
Johann Christian von Mannlich
1741 - 1822
Fabienne Verdier (1962)
Fabienne Verdier
1962
Bon Boullogne (1649 - 1717)
Bon Boullogne
1649 - 1717

Creators Baroque

Ottaviano Dandini (1681 - 1750)
Ottaviano Dandini
1681 - 1750
Antonio Rossi (1700 - 1753)
Antonio Rossi
1700 - 1753
Filippo Gherardi (1643 - 1704)
Filippo Gherardi
1643 - 1704
Daniel Gardner (1750 - 1805)
Daniel Gardner
1750 - 1805
Gabriel Bodenehr I (1664 - 1758)
Gabriel Bodenehr I
1664 - 1758
Louisa Courtauld (1729 - 1807)
Louisa Courtauld
1729 - 1807
Ludwig Neureuther (1774 - 1832)
Ludwig Neureuther
1774 - 1832
Antonio Verrio (1636 - 1707)
Antonio Verrio
1636 - 1707
Jacques Hupin (XVII century - ?)
Jacques Hupin
XVII century - ?
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot (1586 - 1666)
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
1586 - 1666
Jan van Huysum (1682 - 1749)
Jan van Huysum
1682 - 1749
Jean-Francois de Sompsois (1720 - 1808)
Jean-Francois de Sompsois
1720 - 1808
Robert Adam (1728 - 1792)
Robert Adam
1728 - 1792
Sebastiano Conca (1680 - 1764)
Sebastiano Conca
1680 - 1764
Faustino Bocchi (1659 - 1741)
Faustino Bocchi
1659 - 1741
Giovanni Battista Cimaroli (1687 - 1771)
Giovanni Battista Cimaroli
1687 - 1771