Author(s):
joliet, auguste (paris, in 1839 - saint-cloud, in 1915), engraver
virgin, daniel (daniel urrabieta ortiz y virginie, known as) (madrid, 05–03–1851 - boulogne-billancourt, 10–05–1904), designer
imprimerie e. Martinet, printer
hébert l. , editor
other titles:
illustration for "la légende des siècles" for the houssiaux hébert edition, 1875 (subtitle), victor hugo, hébert: paris, 1875 (title of the set)
production date: around 1875
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. 9cm
width: 8. 8cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 16. 6cm
width: 11. 4cm
dimensions - sheet:
height: 36cm
width: 25. 7cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
work laminated on a sheet, fixed in a montage that goes everywhere
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom of the image on the left: "blank"; signature at the bottom of the image on the right: "joliet sc"; below the image on the left: "imp. E. Martinet. "; title below, centered: "eviradnus / the massue"
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, bottom right of image (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for "the legend of the centuries" by victor hugo from the poem eviradnus - la massue (v, iii, xvii) for the hébert edition of 1875, page 225
themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, the legend of the centuries (v. Hugo)
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 3123. 1. Date: Vers 1875.
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