This is a very rare and old original copper plate print and was printed by the master painter/engraver himself - Philibert Louis Debucourt. An etching by Philibert Louis Debucourt (French, 1755 to 1832). L'Escalade ou les Adieux du Matin, color etching, engraving and aquatint, mixed media on paper dated 1787. Eighteenth-Century France the most groundbreaking period in the history of color printmaking. During the eighteenth century in France, newly invented engraving and etching methods were joined with novel ways of printing a single image from multiple plates. For the first time, full-color prints could be created from the three basic colors, red, yellow, and blue, plus black. Within just a few decades, thousands of images were produced, including some of the most complex and beautiful color prints ever made. CONDITION: \Some water stain. With small margins outside the thick black border line. A good impression of this scarce print. DIMENSIONS: 12" high by 10" wide. 305 by 253 mm. Auction estimate $3900 - $6000 Great investment! Sacrifice for - $800.00 OBO - Serious inquiries only! I included the first picture below which is not the one for sell but a copy. The second, third and fourth picture are taken from the original print that is up for sell. The close up of the title is from the original. Location: Henryetta it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests oklahoma