Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur
Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur (29 October 1714 – 19 January 1783) was a German painter and engraver of allegorical and historical subjects. Although he was director of the academy, he gave instruction to students informally, in his home, and only in basic drawing.
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Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur
Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur · 1. Postershop 2. Bridgeman Art Library: Object 173494 · Public domain
- Name
- Blaise Sueur
- Born
- 29 October 1714
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 19 January 1783
- Place of death
- Berlin, Prussia
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · printmaker
- Fields
- history
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Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur (29 October 1714 – 19 January 1783) was a German painter and engraver of allegorical and historical subjects. Although he was director of the academy, he gave instruction to students informally, in his home, and only in basic drawing.
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Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur (1716–1783) was a draftsperson, painter and printmaker, of French nationality. The draftsperson was born in Paris and died in Berlin. Blaise Nicholas Le Sueur worked in Berlin and Paris.
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• Name — Blaise Sueur • Born — 29 October 1714 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 19 January 1783 • Place of death — Berlin, Prussia • Illustration — Le Sueur's Solomon before the ark of the covenant (1747)
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Allegorie des Sommers. Junge Frau mit zwei Kindern beim Blumenbinden in einem Palastgarten. Federzeichnung, 20,5 x 27,8 cm. Auf dem unteresten Treppenabsatz links unten von fremder Hand bez. "B N Le Sueur".
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