Les Anes de La Butte-aux-Cailles (Donkeys at La Butte-aux-Cailles)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a ground-level view of people, animals, and structures. The horizon is above the central line, with distant buildings against a cloudy sky. The fine etching technique features crosshatching for texture. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of brown and sepia. The scene includes a grazing cow, a person with an umbrella, another figure, cows, and various structures under a lamp post. The sky has swirling cloud patterns.