Author(s):
faustin (faustin betbeder, known as) (soissons, 1847 - around 1914), designer-lithographer
imprimerie lemaire & fils, printer-lithographer
madré, editor
duclaux, editor
production date: around 1870
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, color print
dimensions - square line:
height: 30. 8cm
width: 24. 9cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 36. 2cm
width: 28. 3cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
color print in good condition
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - above the square line, in the upper margin: "victor hugo by faustin. ". In the image at the bottom right: "go bandit! this ball that in stoic times / the great soldier, on whom your opprobrium sits, / put in the cannons of your heroic hands, / you drag at your foot". Signed in the image lower left: "lith lemaire et fils, 61 r. De cléry"; and on the right: "faustin"; and under the square line, in the lower left margin: "for sale ch. Duclaux, 21, pt du ch. D'eau"; and on the right: "depot ch. Madre, 20 r. Du croissant". Inventory number - on the reverse of the print at the bottom right: "mvhp-e-3073". Museum mark - on the front of the print at the bottom right, museum stamp in blue ink (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
caricature representing victor hugo standing, holding under his arm his book châtiments (violent indictment against napoleon the little published in 1853 after the coup d'etat) and in the other hand a quill writing "veritas"; knocked to the ground, napoleon iii is represented chained with a ball at his foot, illustrating the poet's victory over the emperor after the fall of the second empire in 1870 and the return to france of victor hugo after 19 years of exile. Themes / subjects / places represented:
portrait, caricature - humorous drawing, punishments (v. Hugo)
person / character represented:
hugo, victor
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 3073. Date: Vers 1870.
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