diff --git a/cSpell.json b/cSpell.json
index 655cd141..918d186c 100644
--- a/cSpell.json
+++ b/cSpell.json
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@
     "nodefaultlib",
     "noout",
     "notfound",
+    "nowarn",
     "npages",
     "nproc",
     "nrounds",
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@
     "qpdftypes",
     "qpdfusage",
     "qpdfvalue",
+    "qpdfvalueproxy",
     "qpdfwriter",
     "qpdfx",
     "qpdfxrefentry",
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
index 567817f1..c7ac5281 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
@@ -842,11 +842,11 @@ class QPDF
         }
     };
 
-    // Resolver class is restricted to QPDFObject so that only it can
-    // resolve indirect references.
+    // Resolver class is restricted to QPDFValueProxy so that only it
+    // can resolve indirect references.
     class Resolver
     {
-        friend class QPDFObject;
+        friend class QPDFValueProxy;
 
       private:
         static void
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ class QPDF
         {
         }
         ObjCache(
-            std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> object,
+            std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> object,
             qpdf_offset_t end_before_space,
             qpdf_offset_t end_after_space) :
             object(object),
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ class QPDF
         {
         }
 
-        std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> object;
+        std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> object;
         qpdf_offset_t end_before_space;
         qpdf_offset_t end_after_space;
     };
@@ -1186,12 +1186,12 @@ class QPDF
     QPDFObjectHandle reserveObjectIfNotExists(QPDFObjGen const& og);
     QPDFObjectHandle reserveStream(QPDFObjGen const& og);
     QPDFObjectHandle
-    newIndirect(QPDFObjGen const&, std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const&);
+    newIndirect(QPDFObjGen const&, std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> const&);
     bool isCached(QPDFObjGen const& og);
     bool isUnresolved(QPDFObjGen const& og);
     void updateCache(
         QPDFObjGen const& og,
-        std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const& object,
+        std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> const& object,
         qpdf_offset_t end_before_space,
         qpdf_offset_t end_after_space);
 
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh
index 8f1858a1..de085bb6 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class QPDF_Real;
 class QPDF_Reserved;
 class QPDF_Stream;
 class QPDF_String;
-class QPDFObject;
+class QPDFValueProxy;
 class QPDFTokenizer;
 class QPDFExc;
 class Pl_QPDFTokenizer;
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ class QPDFObjectHandle
 
       private:
         static QPDFObjectHandle
-        newIndirect(std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const& obj)
+        newIndirect(std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> const& obj)
         {
             return QPDFObjectHandle(obj);
         }
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ class QPDFObjectHandle
         friend class QPDF;
 
       private:
-        static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+        static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
         getObject(QPDFObjectHandle& o)
         {
             if (!o.dereference()) {
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ class QPDFObjectHandle
     bool isImage(bool exclude_imagemask = true);
 
   private:
-    QPDFObjectHandle(std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const& obj) :
+    QPDFObjectHandle(std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> const& obj) :
         obj(obj)
     {
     }
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ class QPDFObjectHandle
     // Moving members of QPDFObjectHandle into a smart pointer incurs
     // a substantial performance penalty since QPDFObjectHandle
     // objects are copied around so frequently.
-    std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> obj;
+    std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> obj;
 };
 
 #ifndef QPDF_NO_QPDF_STRING
diff --git a/libqpdf/CMakeLists.txt b/libqpdf/CMakeLists.txt
index 686ea04a..95024c64 100644
--- a/libqpdf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libqpdf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ set(libqpdf_SOURCES
   QPDFMatrix.cc
   QPDFNameTreeObjectHelper.cc
   QPDFNumberTreeObjectHelper.cc
-  QPDFObject.cc
   QPDFObjectHandle.cc
   QPDFObjGen.cc
   QPDFOutlineDocumentHelper.cc
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ set(libqpdf_SOURCES
   QPDFTokenizer.cc
   QPDFUsage.cc
   QPDFValue.cc
+  QPDFValueProxy.cc
   QPDFWriter.cc
   QPDFXRefEntry.cc
   QPDF_Array.cc
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
index 15636d34..aa97de4b 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <qpdf/Pl_OStream.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFExc.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFLogger.hh>
-#include <qpdf/QPDFObject.hh>
+#include <qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Array.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Null.hh>
@@ -2114,7 +2114,8 @@ QPDF::resolveObjectsInStream(int obj_stream_number)
 }
 
 QPDFObjectHandle
-QPDF::newIndirect(QPDFObjGen const& og, std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const& obj)
+QPDF::newIndirect(
+    QPDFObjGen const& og, std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> const& obj)
 {
     obj->setObjGen(this, og);
     if (!obj->hasDescription()) {
@@ -2126,7 +2127,7 @@ QPDF::newIndirect(QPDFObjGen const& og, std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const& obj)
 void
 QPDF::updateCache(
     QPDFObjGen const& og,
-    std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> const& object,
+    std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> const& object,
     qpdf_offset_t end_before_space,
     qpdf_offset_t end_after_space)
 {
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc
index 4b1ebe43..838d389f 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.cc
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 #include <qpdf/QPDFExc.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFLogger.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFMatrix.hh>
-#include <qpdf/QPDFObject.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFPageObjectHelper.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFParser.hh>
+#include <qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Array.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Bool.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh>
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ QPDFObjectHandle::copyObject(
                                " reserved object handle direct");
     }
 
-    std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> new_obj;
+    std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> new_obj;
 
     if (isBool() || isInteger() || isName() || isNull() || isReal() ||
         isString()) {
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFValue.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFValue.cc
index 8a6222d2..957cc350 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFValue.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFValue.cc
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include <qpdf/QPDFValue.hh>
 
-#include <qpdf/QPDFObject.hh>
+#include <qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh>
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDFValue::do_create(QPDFValue* object)
 {
-    std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> obj(new QPDFObject());
+    std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> obj(new QPDFValueProxy());
     obj->value = std::shared_ptr<QPDFValue>(object);
     return obj;
 }
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFObject.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFValueProxy.cc
similarity index 63%
rename from libqpdf/QPDFObject.cc
rename to libqpdf/QPDFValueProxy.cc
index 8b538021..461d8177 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFObject.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFValueProxy.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#include <qpdf/QPDFObject.hh>
+#include <qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh>
 
 #include <qpdf/QPDF.hh>
 
 void
-QPDFObject::doResolve()
+QPDFValueProxy::doResolve()
 {
     auto og = value->og;
     QPDF::Resolver::resolve(value->qpdf, og);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc
index 7d42508c..5cce8909 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Array.cc
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ QPDF_Array::QPDF_Array(SparseOHArray const& items) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Array::create(std::vector<QPDFObjectHandle> const& items)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Array(items));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Array::create(SparseOHArray const& items)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Array(items));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Array::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(elements);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Bool.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Bool.cc
index efbfd6c9..8b4c6a7a 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Bool.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Bool.cc
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ QPDF_Bool::QPDF_Bool(bool val) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Bool::create(bool value)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Bool(value));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Bool::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(val);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc
index be0104d0..41760993 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.cc
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ QPDF_Dictionary::QPDF_Dictionary(
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Dictionary::create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> const& items)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Dictionary(items));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Dictionary::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(items);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.cc
index 76318196..a675514a 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.cc
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ QPDF_InlineImage::QPDF_InlineImage(std::string const& val) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_InlineImage::create(std::string const& val)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_InlineImage(val));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_InlineImage::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(val);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Integer.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Integer.cc
index 24812573..cb9066bd 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Integer.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Integer.cc
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ QPDF_Integer::QPDF_Integer(long long val) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Integer::create(long long value)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Integer(value));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Integer::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(val);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Name.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Name.cc
index c86d34b4..e793affb 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Name.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Name.cc
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ QPDF_Name::QPDF_Name(std::string const& name) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Name::create(std::string const& name)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Name(name));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Name::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(name);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Null.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Null.cc
index f60dda1f..0b824828 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Null.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Null.cc
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ QPDF_Null::QPDF_Null() :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Null::create()
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Null());
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Null::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create();
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Operator.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Operator.cc
index 547ff40a..f29ab23d 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Operator.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Operator.cc
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ QPDF_Operator::QPDF_Operator(std::string const& val) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Operator::create(std::string const& val)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Operator(val));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Operator::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(val);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Real.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Real.cc
index 85c9ceeb..32c03b63 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Real.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Real.cc
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ QPDF_Real::QPDF_Real(
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Real::create(std::string const& val)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Real(val));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Real::create(double value, int decimal_places, bool trim_trailing_zeroes)
 {
     return do_create(
         new QPDF_Real(value, decimal_places, trim_trailing_zeroes));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Real::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(val);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Reserved.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Reserved.cc
index f5af4688..420cf765 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Reserved.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Reserved.cc
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ QPDF_Reserved::QPDF_Reserved() :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Reserved::create()
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Reserved());
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Reserved::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create();
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Stream.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Stream.cc
index 4e5e2013..bf11bd92 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Stream.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Stream.cc
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ QPDF_Stream::QPDF_Stream(
         qpdf, qpdf->getFilename() + ", stream object " + og.unparse(' '));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Stream::create(
     QPDF* qpdf,
     QPDFObjGen const& og,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ QPDF_Stream::create(
     return do_create(new QPDF_Stream(qpdf, og, stream_dict, offset, length));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Stream::shallowCopy()
 {
     throw std::logic_error("stream objects cannot be cloned");
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_String.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_String.cc
index c6cb6c41..a9819325 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_String.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_String.cc
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ QPDF_String::QPDF_String(std::string const& val) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_String::create(std::string const& val)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_String(val));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_String::create_utf16(std::string const& utf8_val)
 {
     std::string result;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ QPDF_String::create_utf16(std::string const& utf8_val)
     return do_create(new QPDF_String(result));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_String::shallowCopy()
 {
     return create(val);
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.cc
index f824a9a6..f72281c0 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.cc
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ QPDF_Unresolved::QPDF_Unresolved(QPDF* qpdf, QPDFObjGen const& og) :
 {
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Unresolved::create(QPDF* qpdf, QPDFObjGen const& og)
 {
     return do_create(new QPDF_Unresolved(qpdf, og));
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
 QPDF_Unresolved::shallowCopy()
 {
     throw std::logic_error(
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValue.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValue.hh
index abcd02fc..bac573d6 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValue.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValue.hh
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 
 class QPDF;
 class QPDFObjectHandle;
-class QPDFObject;
+class QPDFValueProxy;
 
 class QPDFValue
 {
-    friend class QPDFObject;
+    friend class QPDFValueProxy;
 
   public:
     virtual ~QPDFValue() = default;
 
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy() = 0;
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy() = 0;
     virtual std::string unparse() = 0;
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version) = 0;
     virtual void
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class QPDFValue
     {
     }
 
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> do_create(QPDFValue*);
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> do_create(QPDFValue*);
 
   private:
     QPDFValue(QPDFValue const&) = delete;
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFObject.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh
similarity index 86%
rename from libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFObject.hh
rename to libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh
index 9d3c1fec..e190318c 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFObject.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDFValueProxy.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef QPDFOBJECT_HH
-#define QPDFOBJECT_HH
+#ifndef QPDFVALUEPROXY_HH
+#define QPDFVALUEPROXY_HH
 
 #include <qpdf/Constants.h>
 #include <qpdf/DLL.h>
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 class QPDF;
 class QPDFObjectHandle;
 
-class QPDFObject
+class QPDFValueProxy
 {
     friend class QPDFValue;
 
   public:
-    QPDFObject() = default;
+    QPDFValueProxy() = default;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+    std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
     shallowCopy()
     {
         return value->shallowCopy();
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ class QPDFObject
         return value->getParsedOffset();
     }
     void
-    assign(std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> o)
+    assign(std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> o)
     {
         value = o->value;
     }
     void
-    swapWith(std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> o)
+    swapWith(std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> o)
     {
         auto v = value;
         value = o->value;
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ class QPDFObject
     }
 
   private:
-    QPDFObject(QPDFObject const&) = delete;
-    QPDFObject& operator=(QPDFObject const&) = delete;
+    QPDFValueProxy(QPDFValueProxy const&) = delete;
+    QPDFValueProxy& operator=(QPDFValueProxy const&) = delete;
     std::shared_ptr<QPDFValue> value;
 };
 
-#endif // QPDFOBJECT_HH
+#endif // QPDFVALUEPROXY_HH
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Array.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Array.hh
index 672e87f6..4bae85f7 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Array.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Array.hh
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ class QPDF_Array: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Array() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
     create(std::vector<QPDFObjectHandle> const& items);
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(SparseOHArray const& items);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(SparseOHArray const& items);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
 
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Bool.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Bool.hh
index 3e45cd8e..33704176 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Bool.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Bool.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_Bool: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Bool() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(bool val);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(bool val);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     bool getVal() const;
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh
index 00de85e9..11970161 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Dictionary.hh
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ class QPDF_Dictionary: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Dictionary() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
     create(std::map<std::string, QPDFObjectHandle> const& items);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
 
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.hh
index b7bea9c7..9c21c183 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_InlineImage.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_InlineImage: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_InlineImage() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(std::string const& val);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(std::string const& val);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     std::string getVal() const;
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Integer.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Integer.hh
index 7e09673c..448bc059 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Integer.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Integer.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_Integer: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Integer() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(long long value);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(long long value);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     long long getVal() const;
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Name.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Name.hh
index 74fc7e44..bf46ee14 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Name.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Name.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_Name: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Name() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(std::string const& name);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(std::string const& name);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     std::string getName() const;
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Null.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Null.hh
index 68973de9..90ccda38 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Null.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Null.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_Null: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Null() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create();
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create();
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
 
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Operator.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Operator.hh
index 767c0ba0..30c40070 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Operator.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Operator.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_Operator: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Operator() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(std::string const& val);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(std::string const& val);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     std::string getVal() const;
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Real.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Real.hh
index dc0f3ff8..2e5bfa02 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Real.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Real.hh
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ class QPDF_Real: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Real() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(std::string const& val);
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(std::string const& val);
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
     create(double value, int decimal_places, bool trim_trailing_zeroes);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     std::string getVal();
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Reserved.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Reserved.hh
index f90242a9..23b72ec3 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Reserved.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Reserved.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ class QPDF_Reserved: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Reserved() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create();
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create();
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
 
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Stream.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Stream.hh
index 6430ae58..2f38e486 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Stream.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Stream.hh
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ class QPDF_Stream: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Stream() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(
         QPDF*,
         QPDFObjGen const& og,
         QPDFObjectHandle stream_dict,
         qpdf_offset_t offset,
         size_t length);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
     virtual void setDescription(QPDF*, std::string const&);
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_String.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_String.hh
index a92427e3..a2cf9246 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_String.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_String.hh
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ class QPDF_String: public QPDFValue
 
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_String() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(std::string const& val);
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject>
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> create(std::string const& val);
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
     create_utf16(std::string const& utf8_val);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     std::string unparse(bool force_binary);
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.hh
index efcf4e3d..80d27102 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_Unresolved.hh
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ class QPDF_Unresolved: public QPDFValue
 {
   public:
     virtual ~QPDF_Unresolved() = default;
-    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> create(QPDF* qpdf, QPDFObjGen const& og);
-    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFObject> shallowCopy();
+    static std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy>
+    create(QPDF* qpdf, QPDFObjGen const& og);
+    virtual std::shared_ptr<QPDFValueProxy> shallowCopy();
     virtual std::string unparse();
     virtual JSON getJSON(int json_version);