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Sébastien Leclerc I French
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This etching illustrates a visit to the Gobelins workshops by Colbert de Villacerf, Surintendant des Bâtiments du Roi from 1691 to 1699. The workers are in the process of hanging one of a set of tapestries depicting the Story of Alexander, woven for Louis XIV after designs by Charles Le Brun.
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Title: Colbert Visiting the Gobelins
Artist:
Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris)
Date: ca. 1665
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 11/16 x 9 3/8 in. (14.5 x 23.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.600.2612
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