Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
scott, henri louis (le havre, around 1846 - paris, 05–1884), designer
the illustrated world, publisher
other title: le monde illustré, 21st year, no. 1077, december 1, 1877 (dummy title)
production date: in 1877
dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): periodical illustration
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - square line:
height: 21. 2cm
width: 30. 5cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 29. 2cm
width: 38. 8cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 32. 8cm
width: 52. 8cm
description:
work attached to a mount with a mat. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "h scott" and at the bottom right: "f méaulle sc"; in the lower margin, in the center: "comédie-française. -hernani. - act ii. - scene iv. / (drawing by m. Scott, engraving by m. Méaulle. ) and on the right: "hernani, to dona sol /. . . Isn't it sweet / to love and to know that you are loved on your knees? / to be two? to be alone? and what a sweet thing it is / to talk to each other about love at night when everything is at rest!”
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for the performance of hernani at the comédie française in 1877
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, theater (literary genre), hernani or castilian honor (v. Hugo)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 3222. 6. Date: En 1877.
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