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A Young Street Urchin, 1874. Etching on cream laid paper.

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Etching on cream laid paper · Image/plate: 9.7 × 5.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
A Young Street Urchin
Artist
Félix Hilaire Buhot French, 1847-1898
Date
1874
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 9.7 × 5.1 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/16 in.); Sheet: 13.2 × 8.4 cm (5 1/4 × 3 5/16 in.)
Credit line
Harold R. Flesch Memorial Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1847–1898

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A Young Street Urchin · Félix Hilaire Buhot, 1874
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