Author(s):
anonymous, engraver
hewitt, designer
quantin, albert (in 1850 - in 1933), printer
hugues, eugène, editor
other titles:
illustration for “things seen” in the e. Hugues edition, 1889 (subtitle), victor hugo. Paris: e. Hugues, 1876-1897 (title of the set)
production date: around 1889
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 - picture:
height: 8cm
width: 7cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 30. 5cm
width: 21. 8cm
description:
work without editing. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom right of the image: "a. E. Hewitt3
museum mark - museum stamp, in blue ink at the bottom right of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for "choses vus" in edition hugues (1889), page 268, account of the trial and execution of john charles tapner in guernsey, while victor hugo was in exile in jersey. With the “letter to lord palmerston” and the four drawings of hanged men, including “ecce” (inv. N° 124) and “ecce lex” (inv; n° 967), this affair marks an important stage in victor hugo's fight against the death penalty. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, things seen (v. Hugo), tombstone
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 2037. Date: circa 1889.
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