Jacques Cazotte's "Le Diable amoureux" (3rd vignette)

1878

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

This is a drawing of an allegorical scene framed with ornate decoration. The central part of the drawing depicts a gathering of figures in a historical or fantastical setting. A central figure stands with one arm raised in a gesture. Other figures surround him, in various attitudes. In the background is a guillotine and various objects, indicating a theme of judgment or execution. The top of the drawing is adorned with Baroque-style flourishes and figures, including a cherubic face on the left and a face or mask at the center. The bottom section is embellished with a red emblem. The style of drawing reflects detailed and expressive linework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on thin cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5 x 6.9 cm (1 15/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 11 x 13.4 cm (4 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Buhot heirs (stamp, F.B, Lugt undescribed); James Goodfriend, New York; Helena Gunnarsson, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1995.

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: Felix Buhot inv; lower center below plate mark stamped in red: FB (Lugt 977); by later hand, lower right in graphite: 3 (circled); by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: Coll: (not deciphered); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 12; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: Cat 98; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: APG 9561/3

Watermarks

M on a leafy vine

Wikidata ID

Q75393956

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