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The image consists of an arrangement with a central oval depiction of a child, surrounded by owls in the upper right section. The color palette includes shades of grey, creating a monochromatic appearance. The child's portrait is in the upper left, with the owls positioned slightly to the right of the center. Below the portrait, vases and partially visible books with a mix of sketches and letters are scattered on a flat surface. The scene presents a layered impression with various textures and elements blending into each other.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Baptismal commemoration for Jean Buhot (Baptême japonais)
Félix-Hilaire Buhot
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- etching, aquatint, drypoint, and liftground in black and brown (proof) on parchment
- Dimensions
- plate: 21.2 × 12.7 cm (8 3/8 × 5 in.) sheet: 31 × 21.9 cm (12 3/16 × 8 5/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2017.199.27
- Credit line
- Gift of Helena Gunnarsson Buhot Collection
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- etching
- object
- figure
- drypoint
- aquatint
- bird
- animal
- liftground
- child
- portrait
- Burin
- Ethnic group
- Buhot, Jean
- Owl
Provenance
(C. & J. Goodfriend, New York); purchased in 1998 by Helena Gunnarsson, Washington; gift to NGA, 2017.
Inscription
lower center to lower right below plate mark in graphite: epreuve d'artiste / Felix Buhot lower center below plate mark stamped in red: FB (Lugt 978); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: APG 15617; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: No. 14
Marks
Felix Buhot's studio stamp (Lugt 978)
NGA object ID 107252. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.