Westminster Bridge

1884

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a city scene with a view from a slightly elevated angle. Big Ben is at the center of the bustling urban landscape. Various architectural elements, including the London clock tower, fill the horizon. The etching technique is detailed, with brushstrokes capturing movement and intricacy in the clouds and street activity. The color palette is mainly sepia, giving the image an old-fashioned feel. The foreground features horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians, while the background shows a dense urban skyline. The margins are decorated with sketches, adding to the complexity of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, aquatint, soft-ground etching, and roulette in brownish-black ink on wove paper, backed with thin tissue

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.7 x 40 cm (11 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 x 42.8 cm (11 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.419

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 156, State vii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 7, 1969; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1899

  • Bourcard, Gustave. Felix Buhot: catalogue descriptif de son oeuvre grave. Paris: H. Floury, 1899. Reprint. With additions and revisions by James Goodfriend. New York: Martin Goodfriend, 1979.

Inscriptions

center right in plate: THIS DESIRABLE / TO LET; lower left in plate: Clock Tower London; lower center in plate: Under Ground; lower right, below plate mark, in graphite: Felix Buhot

Wikidata ID

Q75422699

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