Allegorical engraving symbolising Summer. King of the Bees. [Gelindigkeit und Gnad; Dess Koenigs Zeichen hat]. 15.5 x 14.7. Sébastien Leclerc or Le Clerc ([baptized] 26 September 1637- 25 October 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 Académie 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. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “danielgoodantiquarianbooks” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
- Type: Print
- Subject: Emblematica, Bees, Hive, Wind Instruments
- Theme: Allegorical, Wind
- Material: Paper
- Production Technique: Copper Engraving
- Features: 1st Edition, Hand Tinted
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Year of Production: 1676
- Time Period Produced: Pre-1700
- Signed: Yes
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
- Handmade: Yes
- COA Issued By: Daniel Good MA (Oxon)
