Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
chifflart, françois nicolas (saint-omer, 21–03–1825 - paris, 19–03–1901), author of the model
j. Claye (printing house), printer
quantin, albert (in 1850 - in 1933), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for "les travailleurs de la mer" in edition hugues, 1882 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
dating in centuries: 2nd half of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - square line:
height: 12. 8cm
width: 11. 2cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 26. 2cm
width: 21. 5cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the top left of the image: "f. C" and at the bottom right of the image: "f. Méaulle"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the front, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for “les travailleurs de la mer” in the edition hugues, 1882, page 261 (modified reprint from the hetzel-lacroix edition, 1869, page 144)
historical commentary:
proof showing, enlarged on the sides, the engraving by françois chifflart, “these two pillars, they were the dover” for the hetzel-lacroix edition of 1869 for the hugues edition in 1882. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, workers of the sea (v. Hugo), coastal landscape
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 1694
part of:
victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897. Date: Unknown.
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