Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
hugo, victor (besançon, 26–02–1802 - paris, 22–05–1885), author of the model
imprimerie p. Mouillot, printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for "france and belgium", in the edition e. Hugues, 1895 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: around 1895
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: 14. 8cm
width: 7. 9cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 28. 5cm
width: 20. 2cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
work fixed on a montage
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - bottom: "remembrance of the erhenburg / august 12"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the reverse of the print (lugt 1270a). Iconographic description:
this illustration for france and belgium can be found on page 64 of the hugues edition. Reproduces the drawing, souvenir de l'erhenburg, made by victor hugo in his travel notebook, august 12, 1862. It often happens that paul meurice placed in the illustration of the hugues edition that he supervised, drawings by victor hugo, unrelated to the text. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, france and belgium (v. Hugo)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 996. 1
part of:
victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897. Date: Vers 1895.
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