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 "le rhin", in the edition e. Hugues, 1890 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: between 1890
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. 8cm
width: 9. 5cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 34. 6cm
width: 26. 2cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the reverse of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
this illustration is found on the frontispiece of the hugues edition, partially reproduces victor hugo's drawing, "furteneck fog", in fact representing the castle of fürstenberg (inv. No. 17) whose visit he recounts in letter xx from the rhine. Themes / subjects / places represented:
the rhine. Letters to a friend (v. Hugo), castle, ruins
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 807. Date: Entre 1890.
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