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Victor Hugo: P.5978-R

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Victor Hugo

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lafosse, Adolphe Jean Baptiste
Publisher: Goupil

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J.W.L.

Dating

19th Century
1848 CE - 1849 CE

Note

One of 52 portraits for 'L'Assemblee nationale. Galerie des representants du peuple' (1848), under the direction of Emile(?) Desmaisons. Also published by the firm Basset, rue de Seine, 33. With a reproduction of Hugo's signature.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5978-R
Primary reference Number: 169845
BN Inventaire (18thC): 87
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 9 May 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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