Ex-Libris pour "L'Ensorcelée" (Bookplate for "L'Ensorcelée")

c. 1883/1885

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of an ornate bookplate. It features an intricately designed archway or door with decorative elements such as statues on either side and an angelic figure at the top. In the center, there is a framed area with text inscribed on it, which says "Ex Libris." Surrounding this centerpiece are detailed depictions of foliage, a swan, and floral motifs. The drawing uses shading and cross-hatching to add depth and texture to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, aquatint, and roulette in black on moderately thick cream (discolored to light brown) laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9361

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 116, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1943.

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

lower left in plate: 2em etat; center in plate: EX-LIBRIS / D'EAUX-FORTES / POUR / L'ENSORCELÉE / DE Mr / J.BARBEY / D'AUREVILLY / [p?] LEMERRE ED; by later hand, lower center in graphite: E2237; by later hand, lower right in graphite: (B.116); by later hand, upper right in graphite: B.116

Watermarks

Crown and shield

Wikidata ID

Q65019879

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