Author(s):
hédouin, edmond (boulogne-sur-mer, 16–07–1820 - paris, 13–01–1889), engraver
hugo, victor (besançon, 26–02–1802 - paris, 22–05–1885), designer
the artist, editor
other titles:
drawing by m. Victor hugo (inscribed title (letter)), châteaux du rhin (study for the burg à la croix?) (old title (expired))
production date: in 1844
dating in centuries: 2nd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: etching
dimensions - square line:
height: 14. 8cm
width: 17. 8cm
dimensions - board shot:
height: 19. 6cm
width: 24. 8cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 24. 4cm
width: 29. 4cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
proof of the magazine "l'artiste", with the typed letter. Work attached to the mount of the passepartout. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - in the upper margin: "the artist"; signature under the square line in the lower right margin: "edm. Hédouin sc. ". Below: “drawing by victor hugo”
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
engraving after a drawing by victor hugo
historical commentary:
this engraving appears at the end of the first volume of the fourth series of the magazine "l'artiste" in 1844. Themes / subjects / places represented:
castle, rhine
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 750. 4. Date: En 1844.
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