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Jacques Sebastien Leclerc BIOGRAPHY
c. 1734 Paris - 1785. Known for: Figure, genre, landscape painting.
Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was born into a prolific dynasty of artists. He studied under his father, the celebrated history painter and Peintre du Roi, Sébastien Leclerc II (1676-1763); his... Read full biography
Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was born into a prolific dynasty of artists. He studied under his father, the celebrated history painter and Peintre du Roi, Sébastien Leclerc II (1676-1763); his grandfather, Sébastien Leclerc I (1637-1714), was the Graveur Ordinaire du Roi, and the leading engraver of... Read full biography
Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was born into a prolific dynasty of artists. He studied under his father, the celebrated history painter and Peintre du Roi, Sébastien Leclerc II (1676-1763); his grandfather, Sébastien Leclerc I (1637-1714), was the Graveur Ordinaire du Roi, and the leading engraver of his day. Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was, himself, an assistant teacher of perspective at the Académie Royale de Peinture, and a teacher at the Gobelin works. He drew much of his inspiration for his fêtes... Read full biography
Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was born into a prolific dynasty of artists. He studied under his father, the celebrated history painter and Peintre du Roi, Sébastien Leclerc II (1676-1763); his grandfather, Sébastien Leclerc I (1637-1714), was the Graveur Ordinaire du Roi, and the leading engraver of his day. Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was, himself, an assistant teacher of perspective at the Académie Royale de Peinture, and a teacher at the Gobelin works. He drew much of his inspiration for his fêtes champêtres from the genres paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), though his scenes frequently display a more pastoral and narrative character. Jacques Sebastian Leclerc was born around 1734 in Paris and died in 1785.
Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was born into a prolific dynasty of artists. He studied under his father, the celebrated history painter and Peintre du Roi, Sébastien Leclerc II (1676-1763); his grandfather, Sébastien Leclerc I (1637-1714), was the Graveur Ordinaire du Roi, and the leading engraver of his day. Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was, himself, an assistant teacher of perspective at the Académie Royale de Peinture, and a teacher at the Gobelin works. He drew much of his inspiration for his fêtes champêtres from the genres paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), though his scenes frequently display a more pastoral and narrative character. Jacques Sebastian Leclerc was born around 1734 in Paris and died in 1785.
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Jacques Sébastien Le Clerc, Sebastien Leclerc, Jacques Sebastien Leclerc Des Gobelins
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Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was born into a prolific dynasty of artists. He studied under his father, the celebrated history painter and Peintre du Roi, Sébastien Leclerc II (1676-1763); his grandfather, Sébastien Leclerc I (1637-1714), was the Graveur Ordinaire du Roi, and the leading engraver of his day. Sébastien Jacques Leclerc was, himself, an assistant teacher of perspective at the Académie Royale de Peinture, and a teacher at the Gobelin works. He drew much of his inspiration for his fêtes champêtres from the genres paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), though his scenes frequently display a more pastoral and narrative character. Jacques Sebastian Leclerc was born around 1734 in Paris and died in 1785.