Letter G, from Baluze's "Histoire générale de la Maison d'Auvergne"
Medium
ephemera
Classification
ephemera
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1907-7-32-a
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Letter G, from Baluze "Histoire générale de Maison d'Auvergne** Created by the esteemed French engraver Sébastien Leclerc1637–1714) between 1707 and1708, this intricate *Letter G* served as an illuminated initial in Étienne Baluze's monumentalHistoire générale de la d'Auvergne*.uze, a renowned 17th-century historian and librarian to Louis XIV, chronicled the illustrious Auvergne family, one of France's ancient noble houses. Leclerc, a master of reproductive engraving and book illustration who worked extensively for the French royal court, brought this historical tome to visual life with his...