Author(s):
anonymous, engraver
quesnel, désiré mathieu (paris, 07–03–1843 - paris, 21–03–1915), engraver
virgin, daniel (daniel urrabieta ortiz y virginie, known as) (madrid, 05–03–1851 - boulogne-billancourt, 10–05–1904), author of the model
j. Claye (printing house), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for "les travailleurs de la mer" in edition hugues, 1882, reprinted from the edition of librairie illustré, paris, 1876 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: around - 1882
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. 9cm
width: 11cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 16. 5cm
width: 12. 1cm
description:
proof enlarged on the sides and rounded corners corresponding to the condition of the hugues edition. Work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "virge" and at the bottom right: "quesnel"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the reverse of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for "les travailleurs de la mer" for the illustrated bookstore (1876), page 249, enlarged reprint in the hugues edition, 1882, page 277: healthy but not safe]
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, workers of the sea (v. Hugo), boat
person / character depicted:
gilliatt (literary character)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 1767. 2
part of:
victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897. Date: Vers - 1882.
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