# The Owl

By [Félix Hilaire Buhot](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/felix-hilaire-buhot.md>), 1883.

## Details

- Medium: etching, drypoint, aquatint and roulette
- Dimensions: Sheet: 49.4 x 35.2 cm (19 7/16 x 13 7/8 in.); Platemark: 44.9 x 32.9 cm (17 11/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.271>)

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

## Image

![An owl sits inside a recessed opening, surrounded by numerous small border sketches.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-6b33eebcbfee9bfb/full.jpg?v=ec1f58fca789c8add9cd0efc36f6747d5943e4fee68f97a52cef79397ec774aa>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.271. Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz. CC0 Open Access.
- Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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