Louis August le Clerc, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis August le Clerc

Danish sculptor

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1688

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1771

Profession: sculptor

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Louis August le Clerc (1688 – March 8, 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.