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
j. Claye (printing house), printer
quantin, albert (in 1850 - in 1933), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for "les travailleurs de la mer" in edition hugues [proof not accepted] (subtitle), drawings by victor hugo, les travailleurs de la mer. Engravings by f. Méaulle printed by mouillot. Paris artistic reproduction workshops, 1882. (title of the set)
production date: between 1881 and 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: 10cm
width: 13. 2cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25. 2cm
width: 32. 3cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 52. 8cm
width: 38cm
description:
work attached to a mount with a mat. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - in frame of image, bottom left: "old guernsey"; signature at the bottom right of the image: "f. Méaulle"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the front, lower right of the print (lugt 1270a)
inventory number - in graphite pencil, on the front of the montage, bottom right: "mvhperec1342"
iconographic description:
engraving of a drawing by victor hugo, not included in the hugues edition of the novel "les travailleurs de la mer", but published in the méaulle album, plate 11. Themes / subjects / places represented:
landscape, the workers of the sea (v. Hugo), ruins, tower
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 756. 1
part of:
victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897. Date: between 1881 and 1882.
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