Name: Antique Master Print-FORT-SCHENCK-ENGRAVING-Leclerc-c.1700
SKU: PICTURA-06818
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Antique Master Print-FORT-SCHENCK-ENGRAVING-Leclerc-c.1700

€295.00

‘”LE FORT DE SCHENCK. PLACE ADMIRABLE PAR SA REGLIGIEUSE ET PAR SA SITUATION AVANTAGEUSE, A TOUJOURS ETE UNE DES PLUS IMPORTANTES DE LA RIVIERE DE WAAL, ET DANS LES DERNIERS TROUBLES DES PAIS-BAS ELLE A EST? LA CLEF DE L?UTRECHT.”‘

– A detailed and highly decorative 18th-century engraving depicting Fort Schenk, a strategic stronghold on the Waal River. The scene captures the surrounding landscape, military encampments, and figures engaged in observation and planning. The fortified structure is rendered with precision, emphasizing its defensive layout. An inset plan of the fort is placed within an ornate cartouche at the top.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 44.6 x 53.3 cm (17.56 x 20.98 inch). Image size: 37.4 x 44 cm. (14.72 x 17.32 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and minor stains on margins, strong impression, well-preserved details. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FORT SCHENK, MILITARY FORTRESS, DUTCH FORTIFICATIONS, WAAL RIVER, S?BASTIEN LECLERC, 18TH-CENTURY ENGRAVINGS, BAROQUE CARTOGRAPHY, MILITARY HISTORY | EXPO-MAPS-LARGE (DUTCH)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Created as part of a series of military fortifications, possibly commissioned by the French royal court in the late 17th to early 18th century.

Biography engraver: Sebastien Leclerc (1637-1714) was a renowned French engraver, draftsman, and military engineer. He worked under the patronage of Louis XIV and specialized in technical and decorative engravings, often depicting fortifications, battles, and allegorical subjects. He was appointed “graveur du Roi” and was a professor of perspective at the Acad?mie Royale.