Third Vignette

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of a decorative illustration incorporated into a page of text. The artwork features an ornate, intricate border encircling a scene depicting several figures in the foreground, while architectural elements or monuments appear faintly in the background. The frame comprises scrolling motifs and possibly mythological or symbolic creatures, adding to the opulent and classical aesthetic of the composition. Below the illustration, there is a block of text formatted in an old-style serif typeface typical of printed materials from a historical text or manuscript. The page is presented in a formal layout, with red lines marking margins or guidelines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint with letter press on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5 x 7.1 cm (1 15/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.5 x 11 cm (7 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 98, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Diable Amoureux

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. 98, ii/ii

Wikidata ID

Q76339534

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