On the wreck of the sinking hourque matutina, lit by a torch held by the thief ave-maria, doctor geestemunde reads to the contrite comprachicos the handwritten confession concerning the kidnapping and mutilation of gwynplaine. This oil painting by georges-antoine rochegrosse served as a model for the engraving by fortuné méaulle reproduced on page 137 of victor hugo's novel, l'homme qui rit, in the édition hugues (1886). The illustration corresponds to the text of the first part, ii, xviii "the supreme resource". Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1886. Dimensions: height: 47.5 cm (18.7 in); width: 38 cm (14.9 in). Medium: oil on cardboard. Collection: Maison de Victor Hugo. L'Homme qui rit - Le naufrage, par Rochegrosse
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