Victor Hugo

1829

Achille Devéria

Associated Names
Achille Devéria

Artist, French, 1800 - 1857

Charles Etienne Pierre Motte

Publisher, French, 1785 - 1836

The image shows a man in an upper-body portrait. He is seated and facing the viewer, with a composed expression. He has prominent facial features, including a straight nose and full lips. His hair is voluminous and wavy, brushed back. He is dressed in 19th-century attire, wearing a dark coat, waistcoat, white shirt, and a cravat. The chair he sits on is partially visible to the left. There is no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is a softly shaded, plain backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 46.6 × 33.1 cm (18 3/8 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.13.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800) no. 76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A.., Paris); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800): no. 76

Inscriptions

recto: lower left in image :Devéria / 1829; lower center in image: VICTOR HUGO; lower right in image: Lith: de C Motte; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: 090335 [in a rectangle]

Markings

Charles Motte's blindstamp (Lugt 1828b)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q77258776

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