Half of "The Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts" LeClerc engraving, 1698. S矇bastien Leclerc or S矇bastien Le Clerc (baptized September 26, 1637- October 25, 1714) was a French artist. 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. He joined the Acad矇mie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1672 and taught perspective there. He worked for Louis XIV, being made "graveur du Roi" (attached to the Cabinet du Roi), doing engraving work for the royal house. Leclerc also engaged in periodic work as a technical draftsman and military engineer. The chronicler of artistic life, Pierre-Jean Mariette, wrote: "If there has ever been an engraver who rendered himself celebrated in his profession, and who extended his capabilities beyond ordinary bounds, that is, without fear of contradiction: S矇bastien Le Clerc".