LE CLERC, SÉBASTIEN. 1637-1714.
Vorzeichnungen. Augsburg: Academischen Kunsthandlung, n.d.
Vorzeichnungen. Augsburg: Academischen Kunsthandlung, n.d.
Oblong 8vo (200 x 275 mm). 50 engraved illustrations of human faces and forms on 25 leaves. Modern purple calf with diagonal pattern decorations in blind, block-printed endpapers, modern folding case.
A rare drawing workbook, depicting instructive proportional studies of human features for artists, the engravings numbered 2 through 51, without accompanying text. Le Clerc specialized in engraving, at the advice of Louis XIV's favored artist, Charles Le Brun. He taught at the Royal Academy and was made Engraver to the Cabinet of the King. This series of studies is not listed in any known reference sources.
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Vorzeichnungen. Augsburg: Academischen Kunsthandlung, n.d.
Vorzeichnungen. Augsburg: Academischen Kunsthandlung, n.d.
Oblong 8vo (200 x 275 mm). 50 engraved illustrations of human faces and forms on 25 leaves. Modern purple calf with diagonal pattern decorations in blind, block-printed endpapers, modern folding case.
A rare drawing workbook, depicting instructive proportional studies of human features for artists, the engravings numbered 2 through 51, without accompanying text. Le Clerc specialized in engraving, at the advice of Louis XIV's favored artist, Charles Le Brun. He taught at the Royal Academy and was made Engraver to the Cabinet of the King. This series of studies is not listed in any known reference sources.
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