Artist: Sebastien Leclerc, after. Sébastien Leclerc (1637 - 1714) or Le Clerc 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.
Title: Tailpiece "Angel with two trumpets sitting on a cloud".
Dimensions: 3" x 3 5/8".
Publisher: Cramer.
Edition: Johann Jacob Brückmann, Johann Heinrich Weber. Neu-Erfundene Höchst nöthige, und sehr Einträgliche Elementar-Machine, oder Universal-Mittel, bey allerley Wasser-Hebungen.
Date: 1720.
Materials and Techniques: Woodcut on paper, letterpress verso.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: the last page of Preface.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French school XVII C. German School XVIII C.
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