Un Thé de Douairières (The Dowagers' Tea Party)

1879/1880

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Associated Names
Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Artist, French, 1847 - 1898

The image shows a room with three figures. One figure is standing, while the other two are seated. One seated figure is partially visible from behind, and the other is seen in profile in front of a small table. The standing figure is a woman in profile wearing an elaborate gown with styled hair. The room has luxurious furniture like a chair, a table with a teapot, and other objects. The background showcases intricate wall paneling, a decorative fireplace, and artistic embellishments of ethereal figures, cherubs, and floral designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint (dust ground and spirit ground) in black on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 x 11.4 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 x 16.5 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.54.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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 center in margin in plate: Felix Buhot inv sc; lower left in plate: Un The de Douairieres; lower center below plate mark stamped in red: FB (Lugt 977); by later hand, lower left in graphite: P. 2 (crossed out) 1; by later hand, lower right in graphite: B/G 99 v/vii; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 61; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: APG 6931/10

Wikidata ID

Q75393960

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