Jean-Baptiste Debret

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Jean-Baptiste Debret (born April 18, 1768 in Paris , † June 28, 1848 there ) was a French painter who was known for his lithographs of the people of Brazil .

Debret studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris , where he was a student of Jacques-Louis David . His first artistic success was the second prize at the Salon des beaux arts in 1798.

He came to Brazil for the first time in March 1816 as a member of the Missão Artística Francesa (French Art Mission). There he was supposed to set up an arts and crafts school in Rio de Janeiro ( Escola Real de Artes e Ofícios ) under the patronage of King John VI. and the Marquis of Marialva. The school was then elevated to the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts ( Academia imperial de belas artes ) under Emperor Peter I.

As the preferred painter by the imperial court in Rio, Debret was often commissioned to portray its members . In December 1822 he set up his studio at the Imperial Academy and became a valued teacher there. In 1829 he organized the first art exhibition in Brazil, where he exhibited many of his works and those of his students.

Debret quickly developed an interest in ethnography, and in the period between 1816 and 1831 began to draw scenes depicting the customs and social relationships of Brazilians. He was particularly interested in the slaves .

Debret returned to France in 1831 , where he became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts . From 1834 to 1839 published his monumental series of 3 volumes with copper engravings under the title Voyage pictoresque et historique au Brésil, ou Séjour d'un Artiste Français au Brésil (A picturesque and historical trip to Brazil, or the stay of a French artist in Brazil) .

Together with the works of the German painter Moritz Rugendas , Debret's works are an important graphic document about life in Brazil during the first half of the 19th century.

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SURNAME Debret, Jean-Baptiste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 18, 1768
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1848
Place of death Paris