Louis August le Clerc

Le Clerc's drawing for the frontispiece at Christiansborg Palace
Nicolai Eigtved's drawing for the main portal door at Christiansborg Palace, carved by Le Clerc

Louis August le Clerc (1688 – 8 March 1771), also known as Louis-Augustin le Clerc, was a French-born sculptor working in Denmark. He was born in Metz, France to copperplate engraver Sebastian le Clerc and his wife Charlotte van den Kerckhove. He was summoned to Denmark at the age of 47, and lived out the rest of his life there as a royal sculptor to the Danish Court and as professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. He helped introduce French Rococo artistic ideals to Denmark.


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