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 "le rhin", in the edition e. Hugues, 1890 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: in 1890
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 - artwork:
height: 21. 2cm
width: 16cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 31. 5cm
width: 23. 6cm
description:
a print fixed on mount
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the reverse in the center of the print (lugt 1270a). Iconographic description:
this illustration can be found on page 26 of the hugues edition. Reproduces the sketch made by victor hugo of the bell tower of the church of grand givet (french village in the ardennes, located on the meuse before the belgian border), in the rhine manuscript, bnf, ms naf 13387, fol. 37. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, the rhine. Letters to a friend (v. Hugo), bell tower
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 813. Date: En 1890.
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