Philibert Louis Debucourt - Elle Est Prise

Elle Est Prise

Philibert-Louis Debucourt's original aquatint and etching, "Elle Est Prise" represents a fine, original example of the "Estampes Gallants". Eighteenth century French engravings from the period preceeding the Revolution constitute an interesting chapter to the history of art. Termed, "Estampes Gallants", these beautiful engravings depicted a world of grace, opulence and lush sensuality. This impression of Philibert-Louis Debucourt's "Elle Est Prise" was published in 1790 and is an original hand-coloured aquatint and etching printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper as published by Depeuille in Paris.

Original Hand-Coloured Aquatint & Etching by the French artist, Philibert-Louis Debucourt.

Elle Est Prise

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Philibert-Louis Debucourt (Paris, 1755 - Belleville, 1832)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Publisher	-
01-		La Belle Frascatane by Philibert-Louis Debucourt based upon a design by Raffaello Sanzio di Urbino (Raphael)	Original Aquatint Engraving	1800 - 1810	Bance & Aumont, Paris	Sold
02.-		Elle Est Prise by Philibert-Louis Debucourt	Original Hand-Coloured Aquatint & Etching	1790	Depeuille, Paris	Sold
03.-		Modes Parisiennes: Regne de Louis XVI, 1787 by Polydor Pauquet based upon a design by Philibert-Louis Debucourt	Original Hand-Coloured Engraving	c. 1870	Pauquet Freres, Paris

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Title:	Elle Est Prise
Artist:	Debucourt, Philibert-Louis (Paris, 1755 - Belleville, 1832)
Date:	1790
Medium:	Original Hand-Coloured Aquatint & Etching
Publisher:	Depeuille, Paris
Note:	Philibert-Louis Debucourt: A famous French painter of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Philibert-Louis Debucourt studied art in Paris, under Vien. Most of Debucourt's early works were created in mezzotint, but around 1785 he began working in the medium he will always be best remembered for -- the aquatint. Newly invented, the aquatint medium appealed to Philibert-Louis Debucourt for its granular tones and hues. He began experimenting with larger plates and with designs printed entirely in colours. Thus one of the more important elements of Debucourt's aquatints is that of innovation.
	Philibert-Louis Debucourt's influence spread to many genres. He was, as one can see from Elle Est Prise, a gifted interpreter of portraits and old master designs. He was also one of the last great engravers of the 'Estampe Gallant'; those delightfully decadent French prints of noble intrigues and affairs which were most popular before the French Revolution. Lastly, he was also a satirist of his society, and one can see in some of his finest works, such as, Promenade du Palais-Royale, a direct line of comparison between Debucourt and his English contemporary, Thomas Rowlandson. Later, in the early 1800's, Philibert-Louis Debucourt again attracted international attention with his fine aquatints after the designs of Carle Vernet and others.
Raisonne:	Roger Portalis & Henri Beraldi, Les Graveurs du Dix-Huitieme Siecle, Morgand & Fatout, Paris, 1880, Vol. 1, pp. 684 - 699.
	Catalogue # 17, First and Only State.
Reference:	E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Paris, Librairie Grund, 1966, Vol. 3, pp. 87 - 91.
	Catalogue # 35. (Benezit supplies a complete listing of Debucourt's original prints. He dates Elle est Prise from 1790).
Size:	14 1/4 X 16 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed on late eighteenth century hand-made, laid paper as published in Paris in 1790 by Depeuille. It contains slight tears in the margins, else a superbly printed and hand-coloured impression. Most of Debucourt's large and famous aquatints, such as Elle est Prise are very scarce. Elle est Prise is a stunning, original example of Philibert-Louis Debucourt's art. Few finer French eighteenth century engravings exist.
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