Caption

A matinée d'hiver au quai de l'Hôtel Dieu, Street view in the rain, L'eau-forte en 1877, French etchings from 1877, print, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Félix Hilaire Buhot, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1877, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 237 mm x width 319 mm, four-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, rain, Hôtel-Dieu (Paris), A sepia-toned city street scene rendered in fine lines showing a wet reflective roadway with horse-drawn carriages lined along the curb, drivers seated on some of the carriages, and horses standing beside them. Tall blocky buildings with varied rooflines and chimneys form a dense background, with smoke rising from several chimneys into a heavily hatched sky. Street lamps line the sidewalk and a few pedestrians with umbrellas walk along the wet pavement, their reflections visible on the surface. The overall image emphasizes linear crosshatching and reflected shapes on the slick street.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_189

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Rights managed

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58.6Mb (6.7Mb) / 18.1in x 12.5in / 5444 x 3760 (300dpi)

Keywords

matinée d'hiver au quai de l'Hôtel Dieu Street view rain L'eau-forte en 1877 French etchings 1877 print collector's mark AFE v S printmaker Félix Hilaire Buhot publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 237 mm x width 319 mm four-wheeled vehicle drawn animal city-view landscape man- constructions Hôtel-Dieu sepia-toned city street scene rendered fine lines showing wet reflective roadway horse-drawn carriages lined curb drivers seated carriages horses standing beside them Tall blocky buildings varied rooflines chimneys form dense background smoke rising several chimneys heavily hatched sky Street lamps line sidewalk pedestrians umbrellas walk wet pavement reflections visible surface image emphasizes linear crosshatching reflected shapes slick street