Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
brion, gustave (rothau, 1824 - paris, 1877), author of the model
j. Claye (printing house), printer
quantin, albert (in 1850 - in 1933), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for “quatrevingt-treize” in edition hugues, 1876 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: around 1876
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: 20
width: 12. 5
dimensions - artwork:
height: 32. 3cm
width: 23. 7cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "f. Méaulle" and at the bottom right of the image: "g. Brion"; bottom of the image, center: "le bois de la saudraie"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, at the bottom of the print (lugt 1270a)
inventory number - in graphite pencil, on the back bottom right: "mvhperec1599. 3"
iconographic description:
illustration for “quatrevingt-treize”, in the hugues edition, page 3. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, ninety-three (v. Hugo), mother - maternity, child
person / character depicted:
fléchard, michelle (known as flécharde; literary character); georgette (literary character); rené (literary character); gros-alain (literary character)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 1086. 3. Date: Vers 1876.
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