Oct 02, 2012 - Sale 2287

Sale 2287 - Lot 94

Price Realized: $ 1,320
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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRINTS.) Debucourt, Philibert-Louis; artist and engraver. M. le M'is de la Fayette, Commandant Général de la Garde Nationalle Parisienne. Aquatint with mezzotint embellishments, 26 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches; skillfully repaired horizontal closed tear; large margins. 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. This was Debucourt's first work in mezzotint.