Harvard Art Museums > 2012.91: The Spirits of Dead Cities Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Spirits of Dead Cities (Félix Hilaire Buhot) , 2012.91,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/340019. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.91 People Félix Hilaire Buhot, French (Valognes (Manche), France 1847 - 1898 Paris) Title The Spirits of Dead Cities Other Titles Original Language Title: Les esprits des villes mortes Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1886 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/340019 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching and drypoint with roulette and aquatint on modern laid paper Technique Etching, drypoint and aquatint Dimensions image (without border): 28.8 × 39 cm (11 5/16 × 15 3/8 in.) image (with border): 33.7 × 44.6 cm (13 1/4 × 17 9/16 in.) sheet: 35.2 × 55.2 cm (13 7/8 × 21 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks stamp: lower right, in red ink: F (image of an owl) B [Buhot's stamp, Lugt 977] inscription: gold border, surrounding plate: Au dessus des Monts à travers les prés / Les vents apaisés du soir / Nuages de feu des cieux diaprés / Perisprits humains nous venons revoir / Légères cohortes qu'emportent / Les vieux clochers de villes mortes. inscription: lower right edge, graphite: (GB. 160) avec marges / très rare watermark: center: ARCHES Provenance Recorded Ownership History Daniel Bell, Cambridge, MA, gift of his estate; to Harvard Art Museums, 2012. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State v/vi Standard Reference Number Bourcard 160 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift from the Collection of Professor and Mrs. Daniel Bell Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.91 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The gold border was printed from a separate plate. Related Works 2012.90 Félix Hilaire Buhot The Spirits of Dead Cities Prints 2012.92 Félix Hilaire Buhot The Spirits of Dead Cities Prints 2012.93 Félix Hilaire Buhot The Spirits of Dead Cities Prints 2012.94 Félix Hilaire Buhot The Spirits of Dead Cities Prints Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
