Le Coup de Vent 1775 - 1832

"Le Coup de Vent" (The Gust of Wind), a hand-colored etching by Louis Philibert Debucourt, depicts a humorous scene of a couple caught in a sudden gust of wind. The woman's dress billows around her, her hat nearly flying off, while her companion struggles to keep his umbrella from turning inside-out. The scene captures the fleeting nature of a sudden weather change and offers a lighthearted glimpse into 18th-century French fashion and social life. The work, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York, exemplifies Debucourt's mastery of depicting everyday scenes with wit and detail.