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Philibert-Louis Debucourt (French, 1755-1832) Le coup de vent pen and ink, watercolour wash in monochrome Dimensions:(18 x 20 cm. (7 x 8 in.)) Provenance: With Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London, where purchased by the family of the present owner, 2016 Notes: Louis-Philibert Debucourtâs career traces a path from traditional academic training to technical innovation, culminating in his status as one of the most important French colour printmakers of the late eighteenth century. Born in 1755, he entered the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1774 at just nineteen, studying under Joseph-Marie Vien. His early ambitions were firmly rooted in painting, and he exhibited at the Salons of 1781, 1783, and 1785, gaining full membership to the Académie in 1786. Despite this institutional recognition, his paintings brought him limited critical attention, and financial success remained elusive. It was through printmaking, specifically colour aquatints, that Debucourt found his true artistic footing. By the 1790s he had earned a reputation as one of the most innovative colour printmakers of his generation, mastering complex multi-plate techniques. These prints often provided a more reliable income than his paintings, and he became deeply absorbed in the technical possibilities of colour, producing some of the most accomplished examples of the period.