Who created "Japanese Baptism"?

Japanese Baptism was created by Félix-Hilaire Buhot in 1887.

Is "Japanese Baptism" in the public domain?

Yes, Japanese Baptism is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Japanese Baptism

Q: What medium is "Japanese Baptism"?

Japanese Baptism is Etching, lift ground, spirit aquatint, drypoint, sulphur tint, aquatint, and stop-out, printed in black and reddish brown inks; second state of three.

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

1887

Medium

Etching, lift ground, spirit aquatint, drypoint, sulphur tint, aquatint, and stop-out, printed in black and reddish brown inks; second state of three

Dimensions

Plate: 8 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (22 x 13 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 x 7 11/16 in. (29.3 x 19.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of David Keppel, 1921

Accession Number

21.16.13

About the Artist

Félix-Hilaire Buhot · 1847–1898

Félix-Hilaire Buhot was born on July 9, 1847, in Valognes, a small town in Normandy, France, into a modest family—his father a wine merchant and his mother a seller of women's clothes. Orphaned by age seven after losing both parents and his maternal grandmother, he was raised by relatives, including a godfather, and received an early introduction to drawing from his adopted mother's nephew. In 186...

Japanese Baptism

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