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 Jansem (1920 - 2013)
Jean Jansem
1920 - 2013
Henri Georges Jacques Chartier (1859 - 1924)
Henri Georges Jacques Chartier
1859 - 1924
Gabriel-François Doyen (1726 - 1806)
Gabriel-François Doyen
1726 - 1806
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
Léon Matthieu Cochereau (1793 - 1817)
Léon Matthieu Cochereau
1793 - 1817
André-Aleth Masson (1919 - 2009)
André-Aleth Masson
1919 - 2009
André Beaurepaire (1924 - 2012)
André Beaurepaire
1924 - 2012
James Tissot (1836 - 1902)
James Tissot
1836 - 1902
Henry Moret (1856 - 1913)
Henry Moret
1856 - 1913
Jean Colombe (1430 - 1493)
Jean Colombe
1430 - 1493
Joseph Coomans (1816 - 1889)
Joseph Coomans
1816 - 1889
Igor Sergeyevich Chelkovsky (1937)
Igor Sergeyevich Chelkovsky
1937
Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli (1697 - 1771)
Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli
1697 - 1771
Bohuslav Reynek (1892 - 1971)
Bohuslav Reynek
1892 - 1971
Yozo Hamaguchi (1909 - 2000)
Yozo Hamaguchi
1909 - 2000
Félix del Marle (1889 - 1952)
Félix del Marle
1889 - 1952

Creators Baroque

Georg Rafael Donner (1693 - 1741)
Georg Rafael Donner
1693 - 1741
Guillaume Chasteau (1635 - 1683)
Guillaume Chasteau
1635 - 1683
Giuseppe Zais (1709 - 1784)
Giuseppe Zais
1709 - 1784
Nikolaus Knüpfer (1609 - 1655)
Nikolaus Knüpfer
1609 - 1655
Gregorio Lazzarini (1657 - 1730)
Gregorio Lazzarini
1657 - 1730
Jan Peeters (1624 - 1677)
Jan Peeters
1624 - 1677
Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov (1736 - 1808)
Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov
1736 - 1808
Giuseppe Alberti (1640 - 1716)
Giuseppe Alberti
1640 - 1716
Franz Anton Bustelli (1723 - 1763)
Franz Anton Bustelli
1723 - 1763
Ludwig Steiner (1783 - 1859)
Ludwig Steiner
1783 - 1859
Francesco Furini (1600 - 1646)
Francesco Furini
1600 - 1646
Johann Cimbal (1722 - 1795)
Johann Cimbal
1722 - 1795
Blas de Ledesma (XVI century - ?)
Blas de Ledesma
XVI century - ?
Jacopo de' Barbari (1460 - 1516)
Jacopo de' Barbari
1460 - 1516
Franz Werner von Tamm (1658 - 1724)
Franz Werner von Tamm
1658 - 1724
Harmen Loeding (1627 - 1673)
Harmen Loeding
1627 - 1673