From ThePrintsCollector, Zeeland, Netherlands
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AbeBooks Seller since April 3, 2017
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Antique Master Print, untitled. Portrait of Charles, Duc de Lorraine. Etching on hand laid paper. Description: Source unknown, to be determined. State: Only state. Ref: IFF 776.Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Sebastien LeClerc' after own design. Sebastien Leclerc or Sebastien Le Clerc (1637-1714) was a French artist from the Duchy of Lorraine. He specialized in subtle reproductive drawings, etchings, and engravings of paintings; and worked mostly in Paris, where he was counseled by the King's painter, Charles Le Brun, to devote himself entirely to engraving. Leclerc joined the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1672 and taught perspective there. He worked for Louis XIV, being made "graveur du Roi" (attached to the Cabinet du Roi), doing engraving work for the royal house. Leclerc also engaged in periodic work as a technical draftsman and military engineer. Condition: Good, given age. Small margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: LA-C4-34 The overall size is ca. 7 x 9.8 inch. The image size is ca. 6.5 x 9.2 inch. The overall size is ca. 17.7 x 24.9 cm. The image size is ca. 16.4 x 23.4 cm. Seller Inventory # 57436
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Title: Antique Master Print-PORTRAIT-LORRAINE.-...
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