print
- Museum number
- 1904,0219.118
- Title
- Object: Le hibou
- Description
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A central scene representing a dark room lit by oil-lamp, with owl standing before an open book; the scene is surrounded by marginal sketches, on the top some birds perched on a line and the silhouette of a woman standing out against the full moon, on the right the prow of a ship and a cottage, at the bottom a seated old woman dipping a quill into an inkpot and a palette above her head, on the left a horse-drawn coach and a lantern; final state. 1883
Etching, drypoint, aquatint and some roulette, printed in dark brown (margins) and black (central scene)
- Production date
- 1883
- Dimensions
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Height: 448 millimetres
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Width: 326 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1904
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1904,0219.118