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Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796

1788

Title Page by Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number

1921-6-335-25

About this artwork

Research in Progress

Art Historical Context

**Title Page** *Pierre Thomas Le ClercFrench, ca. 1740–ca. 1796), 1788* *Print; Smithsonian American Art Museum* elegant "Title Page," created by French printmaker Pierre Thomas Le Cler in 1788, exemplifies the refined craft of 18th-century engraving. As a title page—likely a frontispiece a book or publication—it served as an artistic gateway, blending typography and imagery to captivate readers. Prints like this were revolutionary in their time, enabling widespread dissemination of ideas and visuals through affordable reproductions, a hallmark of the Enlightenment era. Le Clerc, active...

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