Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
virgin, daniel (daniel urrabieta ortiz y virginie, known as) (madrid, 05–03–1851 - boulogne-billancourt, 10–05–1904), designer
j. Claye (printing house), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
advertisement for "l'année terrible" in the hugues edition, 1884 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: in 1879
dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts, manuscripts, printed matter, binding
name(s): prospectus, print
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - square line:
height: 21. 5cm
width: 12. 7cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 28. 3cm
width: 18. 2cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - in the upper margin, in the center: "eugène hugues, publisher, rue du hasrad-richelieu, 8 / and at all booksellers in paris and departments"; in the frame of the image, in the center: "the year / terrible"; signature at the bottom left of the image: "f. Méaulle. Sc" and at the bottom right of the image: "virge. Del"; in the lower margin, in the center: "new illustrated edition, only complete. - drawings by mm. / jean-paul laurens. - léopold flameng / émile bayard. - daniel vierge. -edmond morin. - lix. - victot hugo / the work will form 40 deliveries at 10 cents. And 8 series at 50 cents. / paris. -impr. J. Claye. - at quantin and ce, rue st-benoît"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the front, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a)
inventory number - on the back, bottom left, in black ink: "2011. 0. 23"
iconographic description:
illustration for the prospectus of “l’année terrible”, hugues edition (1884)
themes / subjects / places represented:
the terrible year (v. Hugo)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2011. 0. 23. Date: En 1879.
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