Ursus et Homo., Georges Rochegrosse, circa 1886

Portrait of ursus and homo. This oil painting by georges-antoine rochegrosse served as a model for the engraving by fortuné méaulle reproduced on page 5 of victor hugo's novel, l'homme qui rit, in the édition hugues (1886). The illustration corresponds to the text of the first part "the sea and the night", book i "two preliminary chapters", chapter i, "ursus". Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1886. Dimensions: height: 40.6 cm (15.9 in); width: 32.8 cm (12.9 in). Medium: oil on cardboard. Collection: Maison de Victor Hugo. L'Homme qui rit - Ursus et Homo, par Rochegrosse