Jun 12 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2708 -

Sale 2708 - Lot 21

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) Philibert-Louis De Bucourt, artist/engr. M. le M'is de la Fayette, Commandant Général de la Garde Nationalle Parisienne. Colored aquatint with mezzotint embellishments, inked à la poupée, 20½ x 16¾ inches; minor edge wear. Paris, 1790
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The French hero of the American Revolution is here depicted as leader of the National Guard of France, trying to maintain order during the early days of his own nation's revolution. He is depicted reviewing his troops. In the background to the left, a valet of African descent holds his horse, reminiscent of Trumbull's portrait of Washington--and also evocative of Lafayette's American servant and master spy, James Armistead Lafayette.

This was Debucourt's first work in mezzotint, inked "à la poupée"--the colors were applied directly to the plate (per the British Museum).

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