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

Pierre Bernard (1704 - 1777)
Pierre Bernard
1704 - 1777
Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (1870 - 1960)
Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois
1870 - 1960
Claude Charles Saunier (1735 - 1807)
Claude Charles Saunier
1735 - 1807
Paul Marie Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Paul Marie Verlaine
1844 - 1896
Bernard Molitor (1755 - 1833)
Bernard Molitor
1755 - 1833
Pierre Julien (1731 - 1804)
Pierre Julien
1731 - 1804
Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684 - 1743)
Henri Abraham Chatelain
1684 - 1743
Carel Visser (1928 - 2015)
Carel Visser
1928 - 2015
Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin (1832 - 1884)
Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin
1832 - 1884
Jean-Pierre Rivalz I (1625 - 1706)
Jean-Pierre Rivalz I
1625 - 1706
Eugène Gaillard (1862 - 1933)
Eugène Gaillard
1862 - 1933
Lazare Osipovich Volovick (1902 - 1977)
Lazare Osipovich Volovick
1902 - 1977
Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883)
Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
John Marshall Gamble (1863 - 1957)
John Marshall Gamble
1863 - 1957
Pierre Couzy (1942)
Pierre Couzy
1942
Jacques-Charles Dutillieu (1718 - 1782)
Jacques-Charles Dutillieu
1718 - 1782

Creators Baroque

Bartolomeo Karlo Rastrelli (1675 - 1744)
Bartolomeo Karlo Rastrelli
1675 - 1744
Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo (1584 - 1638)
Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo
1584 - 1638
Jacques-André-Joseph Aved (1702 - 1766)
Jacques-André-Joseph Aved
1702 - 1766
Bernard Lens III (1682 - 1740)
Bernard Lens III
1682 - 1740
Robert Spear Dunning (1829 - 1905)
Robert Spear Dunning
1829 - 1905
Bernard van Orley (1488 - 1541)
Bernard van Orley
1488 - 1541
Ferdinand Kobell (1740 - 1799)
Ferdinand Kobell
1740 - 1799
Giovanni Carlo Galli-Bibiena (1717 - 1760)
Giovanni Carlo Galli-Bibiena
1717 - 1760
Johann Elias Ridinger (1698 - 1767)
Johann Elias Ridinger
1698 - 1767
Gérard Audran (1640 - 1703)
Gérard Audran
1640 - 1703
J.P. van Wijck (XVII century)
J.P. van Wijck
XVII century
Hieronymus Bosch (1450 - 1516)
Hieronymus Bosch
1450 - 1516
Marcus Gerards II (1561 - 1636)
Marcus Gerards II
1561 - 1636
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein (1730 - 1804)
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein
1730 - 1804
Giuseppe Antonio Landi (1713 - 1791)
Giuseppe Antonio Landi
1713 - 1791
John Trumbull (1756 - 1843)
John Trumbull
1756 - 1843