Philibert-Louis Debucourt
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Philibert-Louis Debucourt, a French painter and engraver
, was born in Paris in 1765, and became a pupil of Vien
. He executed a
few plates in mezzotint
; the 'Heureuse famille,' the 'Benediction de la mariée,' and the 'Cruche cassée,' after his own designs. But his attention waS chiefly given to engraving in aquatint
, in which he produced hischefs-d'oeuvre
after Carle Vernet, the 'Horse frightened by a Lion,' the 'Horse frightened by Lightning,' the 'Strayed Huntsman,' and other subjects. Bucourt, who was for some years assisted by his pupil and nephew, M. Jazet, died at Belleville
in 1832.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, was born in Paris in 1765, and became a pupil of Vien
Joseph-Marie Vien
Joseph-Marie Vien , French painter, was born at Montpellier. He was the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi, serving from 1789 to 1791....
. He executed a
few plates in mezzotint
Mezzotint
Mezzotint is a printmaking process of the intaglio family, technically a drypoint method. It was the first tonal method to be used, enabling half-tones to be produced without using line- or dot-based techniques like hatching, cross-hatching or stipple...
; the 'Heureuse famille,' the 'Benediction de la mariée,' and the 'Cruche cassée,' after his own designs. But his attention waS chiefly given to engraving in aquatint
Aquatint
Aquatint is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching.Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing press together with a sheet of paper, resulting in a transfer of the ink to the paper...
, in which he produced hischefs-d'oeuvre
Masterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
after Carle Vernet, the 'Horse frightened by a Lion,' the 'Horse frightened by Lightning,' the 'Strayed Huntsman,' and other subjects. Bucourt, who was for some years assisted by his pupil and nephew, M. Jazet, died at Belleville
Belleville (commune)
Belleville was a French commune in the Seine département lying immediately east of Paris, France. It was one of four communes entirely annexed by the city of Paris in 1860. Its territory is now shared by the XIXe arrondissement and XXe arrondissement, but a neighborhood has retained its name: the...
in 1832.