Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
hugo, victor (besançon, 26–02–1802 - paris, 22–05–1885), author of the model
imprimerie p. Mouillot, printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for the frontispiece of "alpes et pyrénées" and an unused project in the edition e. Hugues 1894 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: around 1894
dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, manuscripts, printed matter, binding, graphic arts
name(s): print, print
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - artwork:
height: 31cm
width: 28. 8cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
two prints printed on the same sheet of smooth, yellowish paper, fixed on a mount
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - bottom left: "at the feet of madame leonie vh"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a). Iconographic description:
engraving after drawings by victor hugo, "at the feet of madame léonie", inv. N° 892 and "souvenir de chelles. 1845", 1858, preserved in the museum, inv. No. 893
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, alps and pyrenees (v. Hugo), chelles
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 849. 4. Date: circa 1894.
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