Les Courses du Matin, ou la Porte d'un Riche

1805

Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Associated Names
Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Artist, French, 1755 - 1832

This is a drawing of a street scene with several figures in front of a stone building. The street is busy with people engaged in various activities. The building has posters on its walls and a figure is descending stairs on the right side. Architectural elements like windows and arched doorways provide a backdrop. The figures are dressed in attire suggesting a historical period. The composition conveys movement and social interaction, typical of an urban setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2172

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fenaille 1899, no. 173, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Moeurs et Ridicules du Jour

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1899

  • Fenaille, Maurice. L'Oeuvre grave de P.L. Debucourt (1755-1832). Paris: Librairie Damascene Morgand, 1899.

Wikidata ID

Q64961013

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