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-Jacques Scherrer (1855 - 1916)
Jean-Jacques Scherrer
1855 - 1916
Jules-Charles Le Bozec (1898 - 1973)
Jules-Charles Le Bozec
1898 - 1973
Martial Raysse (1936)
Martial Raysse
1936
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
Annette Messager (1943)
Annette Messager
1943
Claude Duret (1570 - 1611)
Claude Duret
1570 - 1611
Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy (1920 - 2006)
Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy
1920 - 2006
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle (1717 - 1806)
Louis Carrogis Carmontelle
1717 - 1806
Jean-Baptiste Cresson (1720 - 1781)
Jean-Baptiste Cresson
1720 - 1781
Carl von Steuben (1788 - 1856)
Carl von Steuben
1788 - 1856
Eugène François Devéria (1805 - 1865)
Eugène François Devéria
1805 - 1865
Gustave Miklos (1888 - 1967)
Gustave Miklos
1888 - 1967
Auguste Herbin (1882 - 1960)
Auguste Herbin
1882 - 1960
Horst P. Horst (1906 - 1999)
Horst P. Horst
1906 - 1999
Anthony Oleshchinsky (1794 - 1879)
Anthony Oleshchinsky
1794 - 1879
Jean-Baptiste Claude Séne (1748 - 1803)
Jean-Baptiste Claude Séne
1748 - 1803

Creators Baroque

 Parmigianino (1503 - 1540)
Parmigianino
1503 - 1540
Abraham Diepraam (1622 - 1670)
Abraham Diepraam
1622 - 1670
Jacques Roettiers (1707 - 1784)
Jacques Roettiers
1707 - 1784
Arnold van Ravesteyn (1605 - 1690)
Arnold van Ravesteyn
1605 - 1690
Filippo Parodi (1630 - 1702)
Filippo Parodi
1630 - 1702
Andrea Locatelli (1695 - 1741)
Andrea Locatelli
1695 - 1741
Hendrik van der Straaten (1665 - 1722)
Hendrik van der Straaten
1665 - 1722
Marcantonio Franceschini (1648 - 1729)
Marcantonio Franceschini
1648 - 1729
Jean Brindesi (1826 - 1888)
Jean Brindesi
1826 - 1888
Gabriel Metsu (1629 - 1667)
Gabriel Metsu
1629 - 1667
William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
Gillis van Tilborgh II (1625 - 1678)
Gillis van Tilborgh II
1625 - 1678
Pieter van Noordt (1621 - 1672)
Pieter van Noordt
1621 - 1672
Ernst August Leuteritz (1818 - 1893)
Ernst August Leuteritz
1818 - 1893
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot (1586 - 1666)
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot
1586 - 1666
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591 - 1666)
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
1591 - 1666