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Westminster Palace.
1884
Etching, drypoint, salt lift ground, stippling and roulette, printed in brown and black.
Image: 290 by 400mm (11.5 by 15.75 inches). Sheet: 395 by 550mm (15.5 by 21.75 inches).
12351
notes:
The seventh state of Buhot's print of Westminster Palace, capturing the fog of an afternoon on the River Thames.
Félix Buhot (1847-1898) was a French painter and printmaker. Buhot worked in both France and England, and was particularly interested in city views and conveying the effects of different types of weather, using a variety of printmaking techniques. The print has his trademark 'symphonic margins', inspired by the marginal decorations of medieval manuscri...
Félix Buhot (1847-1898) was a French painter and printmaker. Buhot worked in both France and England, and was particularly interested in city views and conveying the effects of different types of weather, using a variety of printmaking techniques. The print has his trademark 'symphonic margins', inspired by the marginal decorations of medieval manuscri...
bibliography:
BM 1904,0219.109 (sixth state).
provenance:
Artist's signature and stamp.
