Histoire d'un crime Portrait de Rouher et Portrait de Bismarck, 2017.0.2168, circa 1879

Author(s): méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver anonymous, designer j. Claye (printing house), printer hugues, eugène, editor other titles: illustration for "histoire d'un crime" in the hugues edition, 1879 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set) production date: around 1879 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: 10. 9 width: 8. 9 dimensions - artwork: height: 10. 9 width: 8. 9 dimensions - sheet: height: 13. 5cm width: 20. 9cm description: two portrait prints glued to a sheet of small squares marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, bottom right of image (lugt 1270a) iconographic description: illustration for victor hugo's work "histoire d'un crime", hugues edition of 1879, page 460 themes / subjects / places represented: portrait, story of a crime (v. Hugo) person / character depicted: rouher, eugene; bismarck von, otto institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house inventory number: 2017. 0. 2168. Date: circa 1879.