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The Guardians of the House, or the Acrobat's Companions, c. 1877. Drypoint and roulette on ivory laid paper.
Drypoint and roulette on ivory laid paper · Image/plate: 8.6 × 11.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- The Guardians of the House, or the Acrobat's Companions
- Artist
- Félix Hilaire Buhot French, 1847-1898
- Date
- c. 1877
- Medium
- Drypoint and roulette on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 8.6 × 11.5 cm (3 7/16 × 4 9/16 in.); Sheet: 15.7 × 22.7 cm (6 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1847–1898
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.