Author(s):
faustin (faustin betbeder, known as) (soissons, 1847 - around 1914), designer-lithographer
imprimerie lemaire & fils, printer-lithographer
madré, editor
duclaux, editor
production date: around 1870
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, color print
dimensions - square line:
height: 30. 8cm
width: 24. 8cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 35. 2cm
width: 27. 3cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
work fixed on a passepartout
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - above the square line, in the upper margin: "victor hugo by faustin. ". In the image at the bottom right: "go bandit! this ball that in stoic times / the great soldier, on whom your opprobrium sits, / put in the cannons of your heroic hands, / you drag at your foot". Signed in the image lower left: "lith lemaire et fils, 61 r. De cléry"; and on the right: "faustin"; and under the square line, in the lower left margin: "for sale ch. Duclaux, 21, pt du ch. D'eau"; and on the right: "depot ch. Madre, 20 r. Du croissant". Museum mark - on the front of the print at the bottom right, museum stamp in blue ink (lugt 1270a)
themes / subjects / places represented:
portrait, caricature - humorous drawing, punishments (v. Hugo)
person / character represented:
hugo, victor
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 169. 1. Date: Vers 1870.
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