Le soir même... (The same evening...)

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing featuring a group of people on a bridge with various surrounding sketches. The central scene shows figures on a bridge with a tower nearby. Some figures hold umbrellas, sticks, or musical instruments. The background has narrow paths bordered by vegetation. Above and around the scene are sketched figures and scenes that appear mythical or otherworldly, possibly angels or mythical creatures. In the lower part of the drawing, there are lively scenes with animals like frogs and human-like figures interacting with water elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and roulette in black on moderately thick cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 x 17.4 cm (4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.2 x 20.2 cm (6 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9574

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 92, State iii/v

  • Series Title

    Barbey d'Aurevilly's "Le Chevalier Destouches" [Bourcard 91-95]

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 center below central image in plate: Felix Buhot inv. sct; lower left in plate: Le soir même, a la tombee, nous vimes arriver, sous des / deguisements divers....une grande quantité de nos gens; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: EEL894

Wikidata ID

Q65019892

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