# The Guardians of the House, or the Friends of the Saltimbanque

By [Félix Hilaire Buhot](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/felix-hilaire-buhot.md>), c. 1875.

## Details

- Medium: etching, aquatint, drypoint and roulette
- Dimensions: Sheet: 19.2 x 22.3 cm (7 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Platemark: 9.5 x 12.3 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.452>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>), [Aestheticism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/aestheticism.md>)

## Image

![Two dogs and a donkey rest beside a covered wooden caravan beneath trees.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-152c14c47f1c3f59/full.jpg?v=ea06c2cce3610d7b5db2ec0fc36424996dd351953e33da92f445dd7fa4255893>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1947.452. Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.. CC0 Open Access.
- Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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