Un Thé Douairières

1874

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image is an etching featuring a central scene within an ornate frame sketch. In the main scene, three figures are depicted. On the left side, a standing woman in profile wears a long dress and a distinctive headpiece. To her right, another woman sits looking towards the third figure, who is seated in a reclined position. The third figure wears a head wrap or turban. Between them is a small table with objects. The background shows a richly furnished interior. The image is surrounded by an intricate border on aged paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and drypoint on laid paper, possibly soaked in turpentine

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Bell and Pearl K. Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 11.2 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 21.8 cm (12 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.68.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bourcard/Goodfriend 1979, no. 99, State iv/vii

  • Series Title

    Une Vieille Maîtresse

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. 99, iv/vii

Wikidata ID

Q76339536

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