Author(s):
yon, edmond charles joseph (02–02–1836 - 25–03–1897), engraver
perrichon, jules-léon (paris, 30–09–1866 - paris, in 1946), engraver
brion, gustave (rothau, 1824 - paris, 1877), author of the model
bonaventure and ducessois (printing house), printer
hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), editor
lacroix, albert (1834 - 1903), publisher
other titles:
les misérables, edition j. Hetzel and a. Lacroix, 1865 (subtitle), complete works of victor hugo. Paris: j. Hetzel and a. Lacroix, 1865-1873 (title of the set)
production date: around 1865
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - artwork:
height: 13. 2cm
width: 9cm
dimensions - old assembly:
height: 31. 8cm
width: 24. 8cm
description:
work attached to an old assembly. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom right of the image: "g. B"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the front, at the bottom of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for "les misérables", in the hetzel-lacroix edition, 1865, page 705
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, novel and short story, les misérables (v. Hugo)
person / character depicted:
javert (literary character); valjean, jean (literary character); marius (literary character)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 2889. Date: circa 1865.
Loading...
