Les Bouquets, ou la Fête de la Grand-Maman

1788

Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Associated Names
Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Artist/publisher, French, 1755 - 1832

The image shows a group of people in a classic setting. Five individuals, including children and adults, are gathered around an elderly woman seated in a chair. The elderly woman wears a bonnet and a white dress with ruffles, holding a child in a light-colored outfit with a blue bow. A young boy in a striped suit and hat presents a bouquet or gift to the seated woman. An older man in a blue suit interacts with the children, and another man in a dark suit stands behind him. A woman in a black and white dress with a blue sash stands close to the chair, holding a bouquet. On the right, a woman in a white gown and blue ribbon looks on. The room is elegantly furnished, with a wooden cabinet and flowers on a table. The color scheme is soft with muted blues, greys, and whites.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and wash manner on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 37.1 × 28.9 cm (14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2254

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fenaille 1899, no. 16, State ii/iv


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1944

  • French Prints and Drawings of the XVIIIth Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1944-1945, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1899

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: PL DeBucourt Fecit 1788.; in plate, below image, at center: LES BOUQUETS / ou / LA FÊTE DE LA GRAND MAMAN / Dédiées aux Meres de Famille.

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q64961020

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