Author(s):
quesnel, désiré mathieu (paris, 07–03–1843 - paris, 21–03–1915), engraver
virgin, daniel (daniel urrabieta ortiz y virginie, known as) (madrid, 05–03–1851 - boulogne-billancourt, 10–05–1904), designer
quantin, albert (in 1850 - in 1933), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for "the man who laughs" in the e. Hugues edition, 1886 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: around 1886
dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - square line:
height: 13cm
width: 11cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27. 5cm
width: 21. 3cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "virge" and at the bottom right: "quesnel"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the lower right side of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for "l'homme qui rit" in the edition hugues (1886), page 521, repeating the illustration from the polo edition of 1869. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, the man who laughs (v. Hugo), palais
person / character represented:
gwynplaine (literary character)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 1844. Date: Vers 1886.
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