Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
hugo, victor (besançon, 26–02–1802 - paris, 22–05–1885), 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: 9. 8cm
width: 5. 4cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 29. 6cm
width: 22. 2cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "f. Méaulle" and at the bottom right: "victor hugo 1866"
museum mark - museum stamp, in blue ink at the bottom right of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for “the man who laughs” in edition hugues (1886) [unused]
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, the man who laughs (v. Hugo), phare
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 1854. Date: Vers 1886.
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