Les Gardiens du Logis

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a ground-level view with a cart and animals. A horse stands beside a cart with two dogs nearby. In the background, another horse is partially visible. The brushstrokes are sketch-like, providing texture. The color palette consists of shades of gray and black. The illustration captures a rustic outdoor scene with animals and their surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, aquatint, and roulette on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.5 x 11.2 cm (3 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.9 x 28.5 cm (7 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.53

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 76. State iv/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor Daniel Bell and Pearl Bell, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 2006.

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 Gordon, 1979, no. 76, iv/v.

Wikidata ID

Q76339480

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