page_title: Louis August le Clerc
hierarchical_section_title: Louis August le Clerc
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawing for the main portal door at Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, by Nicolai Eigtved (1701-1754). The door, executed by carver Louis-Augustin Le Clerc, burned with the palace in 1794.
context_page_description: Louis August le Clerc, 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Nicolai Eigtved's drawing for the main portal door at Christiansborg Palace, carved by Le Clerc
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