The Haunted House

1871

Rodolphe Bresdin

Associated Names
Rodolphe Bresdin

Artist, French, 1822 - 1885

This print depicts an ornate building resembling a mansion or estate. The building is centrally positioned and dominates the scene with its roofline, turrets, and chimneys. Detailed vegetation surrounds the building, the dark leaves blending into the architecture. At the bottom of the print, animals including cows, goats, and chickens graze in front of a gated fence. A woman and child stand among the animals, the woman wearing a dress and a large hat and holding a parasol. Faint, wispy clouds fill the sky above, with countless dark birds flying above the house and resting on the roof. Upon closer inspection, more people become visible, looking out of windows and balconies at the top of the house. Some of these people appear translucent, with parts of the architecture visible through them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2104

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Van Gelder 1976, no. 135, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

  • French Prints of the 19th Century from the Rosenwald Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin, Mexico City, 1945, no. 25.

Bibliography

1976

  • Gelder, Dirk van. Rodolphe Bresdin. 2 vols. La Haye: M. Nijhoff, 1976.

Wikidata ID

Q64961366

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