Mgr. Le duc d'Orléans

1789

Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Associated Names
Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Artist/publisher, French, 1755 - 1832

The image includes a bust portrait of a man centered within a decorative circular frame. The man is facing slightly to his right with a neutral expression. He has a round face, prominent nose, full lips, light complexion, and grey, short wavy hair styled off his forehead. He wears a red coat with a ribbon, a star-shaped medal, and intricate gold embroidery on the collar. There is a white lace cravat around his neck. The circular frame is embellished with an ornate stone motif featuring laurels at the top and a relief sculpture at the bottom with various figures, including a shield and open books. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and wash manner on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.5 × 19 cm (9 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 36.7 × 26 cm (14 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2256

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fenaille 1899, no. 20, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 77, as Mgr. Le Duc d'Orléans.

Bibliography

1899

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

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 77.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at top of oval frame: MGR. LE DUC D'ORLÉANS; in plate, below image, at right:Dessiné et gravé par De Bucourt Peintre du Roi; in plate, at bottom center: A Paris, chez l'Auteur, Cour du Louvre, la 5e porte à gauche par la Colonnade, au 1er.'

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Wikidata ID

Q64961024

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