Sébastien Leclerc I
The Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts

CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts
  • L'Academie des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts
Date1698
MediumEtching and engraving on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 9 3/4 × 15 1/8 in. (24.8 × 38.4 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 13/16 in. (25.2 × 35.1 cm)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Frame (inner): 20 1/8 × 24 1/8 in. (51.1 × 61.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 21 3/16 × 25 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (53.8 × 63.8 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.13
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Object Type
Provenance[Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES ET DES BEAUX ARTS / DEDIÉE AU ROY. / Par son tres humble tres obeïssant et tres fidèle Servieur et sujet Seb. le Clerc.

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