Le Petit Enterrement (The Burial - Small Plate)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a rainy street scene with numerous umbrellas. The drawing shows a silhouette-filled street with figures holding umbrellas as rain falls. The background depicts a crowd moving towards a light source. The foreground figures are larger and more pronounced, with intricate cross-hatching enhancing the texture and movement. The composition uses strong contrasts between light and dark, capturing the essence of a rainy night.