Françoise Leclerc

Françoise Leclerc was a French dressmaker and fashion designer (1750–1739).

Françoise Leclerc in brief

Born
1750
Died
1739
Known for
dressmaker and fashion designer
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Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1701 to 1833.

MERCI L'AFRIQUE - Poésie. Le tombeau sakalave. Nymphs and Satyrs, dated 1763, etching on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.589. Marguerite du Tertre de Lamarche. Lithograph by F. Villain after A.-T. Leclerc, 1833., dated 1833, held by Wellcome Collection. The bookplate (large format) with coat of arms of Matthieu François Geoffroy, a celebrated apothecary. Line engraving by C. Duflos le père after S. Leclerc the younger., dated 1701, held by Wellcome Collection. Wax models of the head and neck (figs 1-3), and of the right hemisphere of the brain (figs 4-5), made by G. G. Zumbo. Engraving by J. Robert after M. Basseporte, 1749., dated [1749], held by Wellcome Collection. Mounted horsemen and soldiers in antique armour battling with a group of lions. Engraving by C. F. Le Tellier after P. P. Rubens., held by Wellcome Collection. Daubenton, Louis Jean Marie (1715-1800), French naturalist, and other members of the Daubenton family, dated 1747-1802, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Françoise LECLERC DU SABLON. Derrière la seizième porte, Éd. L’Harmattan, 2015, 144 pages, Revue Quart Monde, 2016. Le bénévolat. Dossier présenté par Marie-Eve Joël et Françoise Leclerc. Revue française des affaires sociales, n° 4, octobre-décembre 2002, Revue internationale de l'économie sociale: Recma, 2003.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1229734562). Those registers additionally record the forms Bouvier de la Mothe de Cepoy, Marguerite Françoise de, Cepoy, Marguerite Françoise de Bouvier de, Cépoy, Marguerite, Bouvier de Cepoy, Marguerite Françoise de, Bussière, Marguerite Françoise Renouard de, Renouard de Bussière, Marguerite Françoise, Buffon, Marguerite de and Leclerc, Marguerite Françoise, comtesse de Buffon.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1701The bookplate (large format) with coat of arms of Matthieu François Geoffroy, a celebrated apothecary. Line engraving by C. Duflos le père after S. Leclerc the younger. (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1739Françoise Leclerc died.
  3. 1749Wax models of the head and neck (figs 1-3), and of the right hemisphere of the brain (figs 4-5), made by G. G. Zumbo. Engraving by J. Robert after M. Basseporte, 1749. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1750Françoise Leclerc born.
  5. 1763Nymphs and Satyrs (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1833Marguerite du Tertre de Lamarche. Lithograph by F. Villain after A.-T. Leclerc, 1833. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Françoise LECLERC DU SABLON. Derrière la seizième porte, Éd. L’Harmattan, 2015, 144 pages, Revue Quart Monde, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Le bénévolat. Dossier présenté par Marie-Eve Joël et Françoise Leclerc. Revue française des affaires sociales, n° 4, octobre-décembre 2002, Revue internationale de l'économie sociale: Recma, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Françoise Leclerc (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1229734562, Buffon, Marguerite Françoise Leclerc, comtesse de.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Françoise Leclerc.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 5 works naming Françoise Leclerc.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q62274646: Françoise Leclerc

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Françoise Leclerc”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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