Author(s):
fiorillo, edouard or eugène, photographer
marqueste, laurent-honoré (toulouse, 12–06–1848 - paris, 05–04–1920), author of the model
production date: around 1901
dating in centuries: 1st quarter of the 20th century
type(s) of object(s): photography
name(s): photography
materials and techniques: developed gelatin silver print
dimensions - artwork:
height: 27. 3cm
width: 21. 2cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 45. 6cm
width: 35. 8cm
description:
print in good condition laminated on a cardboard support, dedication lower right, with kraft paper adhesive strip on the back which kept it in the iconographic album. Without museum assembly. Inscriptions in ink lower right. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
dedication - "respectful tribute to the author. E marqueste"
author inscription - "e. Fiorillo"
registration concerning the address - "7. Ave mac-mahon"
iconographic description:
photograph of the terracotta sculpture made by marqueste representing victor hugo seated in an armchair, his left hand supporting his head. This sculpture was a small sketch (30. 5 cm high) for a monument intended for the court of the sorbonne. The sculptor offered it in february 1902 for the opening of the place des vosges museum in paris to paul meurice who was undoubtedly the recipient of this photograph, as "respectful tribute to the author. E. Marqueste" might suggest. Themes / subjects / places represented:
portrait
person / character represented:
hugo, victor
mode of acquisition: donation (notarial deed)
date of acquisition: 1903
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2018. 0. 3206. 1. Date: circa 1901.
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