A Landing in England

The location of this scene is Folkestone, long an important port in Kent on the English Channel. The weather is stormy, as it often is in Buhot’s prints, and as it often is in England. This impression is from the final state, after the illustrated margins have been cut from the plate. But it is unique in that a distant bolt of lightning near the flagpole has been scraped into the paper, after the impression was printed.

Félix Buhot
French, 1847–1898

Private collection

1879

This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted.

Etching, drypoint, aquatint, roulette, and spirit ground
State five of five
Image: 11 3/8 x 6 5/8 inches
Plate: 11 3/4 x 7 inches