Clerc Sebastien Elder (3 results)

in contemporary or slightly later (early eighteenth century) red panelled morocco gilt, spine gilt in compartments, head- and tail-cap chipped, the joints worn and the front joint very slightly weak, corners and edges a little bumped, gilt board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, with the contemporary heraldic bookplate of John Somers, Lord Somers to the front pastedown, gilt edges. Oblong 8vo (143 x 212 mm), ff. [36], comprising elaborately engraved title-page and 35 engraved plates (plate mark 76 x 108 mm), each plate depicting a scene from the Passion, within elaborate border, the plates numbered 2-36, in the centre of the inner blank frame, the first plate (plate ?2?) signed ?S. le Clerc f.?, Plate 16 misbound before Plate 12, Plates 28 and 29 misnumbered, a couple of small marginal tears to the title, and to the last few leaves, some browning throughout (particularly to the title-page) and the occasional stain, but generally clean, A scarce reissue of Le Clerc?s striking suite of engravings depicting the Passion of Christ, first published by Audran in 1692. The engravings originally appeared as simple scenes, but are here presented within elaborate borders, made to look like picture frames. Dedicated to Madame de Maintenon, the wife of Louis XIV, the very attractive ornamental title-page bears her arms flanked by the figures of Religion and Charity, above the dedicatory inscription. The first plate begins the story of the Passion with Christ and his Apostles arriving in the Garden of Gethsemane and so forth to the Crucifixion, with particularly striking plates showing the Agony in the Garden juxtaposed with the sleeping Apostles, the proceedings before Pilate including the Flagellation, the physical details of the erection of the Cross with Christ on it and the Resurrection. Designed to be used as devotional material, particularly during the Lenten season, this is a lovely copy, with wide margins, bound in contemporary red panelled morocco and with strong, crisp impressions of the plates. Among Le Clerc?s many works - he was a prolific artist and engraver as well as a teacher of perspective at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, this achieved a wide public, perhaps because of its devotional usage, and saw a number of editions. ?Few artists have produced as much work as Le Clerc. he treated every genre with indisputable mastery (Benezit). Provenance: John Somers-Cocks, Viscount Eastnor and second Earl Somers (1788-1852), politician and soldier. See Brunet III, 915 for the 1692 edition; Jombert, Catalogue raisonné de l?oeuvre de Sebastien le Clerc, 232.

After Charles Le Brun (illustrator). 'INSCRIPTION IN THE DECORATIVE BORDER BENEATH THE SCENE IN FRENCH, DESCRIBING THE EVENT.'An engraving depicting the Siege of Douai in 1667, part of the conquests of Louis XIV. A fallen horse and the king surrounded by his retinue are central, with intricate ornamentation and smaller vignettes.Made by Sebastien Le Clerc, the Elder after After Charles Le Brun.Medium: Engraving and etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 40.3 x 56.1 cm (15.87 x 22.09 inch). Image size: 40.1 x 56 cm. (15.79 x 22.05 inch).LOUIS XIV, DOUAI, SIEGE, BATTLE, HISTORICAL PRINT, FRENCH BAROQUE, 17TH CENTURY, LE CLERC, LE BRUN | PCO-B3-07BACKGROUND INFORMATIONBased on Charles Le Brun's tapestry representing the conquests of Louis XIV.Reference: Jombert 172.Biography engraver: Sebastien Le Clerc (1637-1714) was a French artist and engraver known for his detailed historical and allegorical works.Biography artist: Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) was a prominent French painter and designer, court artist to Louis XIV, and responsible for numerous tapestries and decorative works. Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, soiling, and creasing. Tear at top right of image en several small tesrs in the paper edges, backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

After Charles Le Brun (illustrator). '"RENOUVELLEMENT D'ALLIANCE/ ENTRE LA FRANCE ET LES SUISSES, FAIT/ DANS L'ÉGLISE DE NOSTRE DAME DE PARIS/ PAR LE ROY LOÜIS XIV, ET LES AMBASSA/ DEURS DES XIII CANTONS ET DE LEURS/ ALLIEZ LE XVIIII NOVEMBRE M.D.C.LXIII"'Engraving depicting Louis XIV and Swiss ambassadors renewing their alliance inside Notre-Dame Cathedral, surrounded by elaborate ornamental borders and rich historical details.Made by Sebastien Le Clerc, the Elder after After Charles Le Brun.Medium: Engraving / etching on hand-laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 40.3 x 56.1 cm (15.87 x 22.09 inch). Image size: 40.8 x 56.8 cm. (16.06 x 22.36 inch).LOUIS XIV, NOTRE-DAME, HISTORICAL PRINT, SWISS ALLIANCE, 17TH CENTURY, LE BRUN, LE CLERC | PCO-B3-07BACKGROUND INFORMATIONBased on Charles Le Brun's tapestry design.State: Original.Biography engraver: Sebastien Le Clerc (1637-1714) was a French artist and engraver known for his detailed historical and allegorical works.Biography artist: Charles Le Brun (1619-1690) was a prominent French painter and designer, court artist to Louis XIV, and responsible for numerous tapestries and decorative works. Condition: very good, given age. Middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.