# Philibert-Louis Debucourt artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1755-02-13
- Death date: 1832-09-22
- Nationality: French
- Common media: Oil painting, Engraving, Printmaking

## About Philibert-Louis Debucourt

Philibert-Louis Debucourt (1755–1832) was a French painter and engraver who began his career as a painter before concentrating on printmaking and reproductive engraving. Active in Paris from roughly 1780 through 1832, Debucourt worked across a turbulent period that included the final years of the ancien régime, the French Revolution, and the Bourbon Restoration. He was admitted to the academy in 1781. His later career centered on reproductive prints—engravings and etchings made after compositions by other artists, including Rembrandt and Rubens. With more than 330 recorded works in the RKD images database alone, Debucourt's graphic output was prolific, and collectors today encounter his prints regularly in the Old Master print market.

## Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Debucourt's engravings and etchings, particularly reproductive prints after Old Master compositions. He also produced original paintings earlier in his career. Common subjects include figure studies and genre scenes typical of late-eighteenth-century French printmaking. Works on paper—engravings, etchings, and mixed-method prints—form the bulk of his surviving output.

## Market and appraisal context

Debucourt's work appears most often in the Old Master Prints category at auction. The key factors affecting appraisal include whether a piece is an original painting or a reproductive engraving, the quality of the impression, the print state (early vs. later), and the subject. Engravings after recognized masters such as Rembrandt or Rubens may attract broader collector interest. Provenance, condition (foxing, margins, plate tone), and attribution certainty also play significant roles. No specific auction price records were available in the sources reviewed, so appraisal should incorporate comparable lots from auction databases.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine researched artist identity with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Philibert-Louis Debucourt, identity data is grounded in the RKD, Getty ULAN, VIAF, and Wikidata authority files. Market context is general and should be supplemented with specific comparable auction results for a formal appraisal.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/21260
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/5138481/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500015565
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2091674
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philibert-Louis_Debucourt
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83301313