Sébastien Le Clerc, the Elder (French, 1637-1714)
after Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690)
The Siege of Douai of 1667
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Sébastien Le Clerc, the Elder (French, 1637-1714)
after Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690)1682
The Siege of Douai of 1667
Sébastien Le Clerc, the Elder (French, 1637-1714) after Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690) →etchingprint
Date
1682
Medium
Engraving and etching on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 40.1 × 56 cm (15 13/16 × 22 1/16 in.); Sheet: 40.3 × 56.1 cm (15 7/8 × 22 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Created after another of Charles Le Brun's historical tapestries representing the conquests of Louis XIV, this print depicts a horse that has been killed by a cannon only a few steps from the king.
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Sébastien Le Clerc, the Elder (French, 1637-1714) after Charles Le Brun (French, 1619-1690)
