La Duchesse Josiane., Georges Rochegrosse, circa 1886

Portrait of duchess josiane. This oil painting by georges-antoine rochegrosse served as a model for the unsigned engraving reproduced as the frontispiece of victor hugo's novel, l'homme qui rit, in the édition hugues (1886). The illustration corresponds to the text of the second part, book i, chapter iii, "la duchesse josiane". Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1886. Dimensions: height: 40.6 cm (15.9 in); width: 32.8 cm (12.9 in). Medium: oil on cardboard. Collection: Maison de Victor Hugo. L'Homme qui rit - La duchesse Josiane, par Rochegrosse