Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
virgin, daniel (daniel urrabieta ortiz y virginie, known as) (madrid, 05–03–1851 - boulogne-billancourt, 10–05–1904), designer
j. Claye (printing house), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other title: illustration for "l'année terrible" in the michèle lévy edition, 1874 (subtitle)
production date: around 1874
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: 12. 6cm
width: 21cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 12. 6cm
width: 21cm
dimensions - sheet:
height: 18. 5cm
width: 27. 1cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
work fixed on a cardboard sheet itself sixed on a montage that goes everywhere
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "virgo"; and signature at the bottom right of the image: "meaulle sc"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, bottom right of image (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for victor hugo's work "l'année terrible", edition michèle lévy, p. 133. Daniel virginie took more direct inspiration from this version for the drawing made at the request of paul meurice for the opening of the museum in 1902 (inv. 285), rather than from the second version, which he produced as a variant for the hugues edition in 1879, page 141. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, the terrible year (v. Hugo)
person / character represented:
hugo, victor
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 2118. 1. Date: Vers 1874.
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