print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1914,0228.1878
- Description
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Medieval setting, with men carrying a woman towards a trap door located in the centre foreground; beyond, right, a knight stands behind a table; working proof, with remarque of a helmet, of illustration to 'La Légende des siècles' in 'Oeuvres Complètes de Victor Hugo' (Paris: Hetzel-Quantin, 1880-1892)
Etching printed on cream paper
- Production date
- 1887 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 247 millimetres
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Width: 178 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See 1914,0228.1714 for comment.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: La Légende des siècles
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Associated Title: Oeuvres complètes de Victor Hugo
- Acquisition date
- 1914
- Acquisition notes
- BM stamp, printed in yellow: 'British Museum / 10 NO 1900'.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1914,0228.1878
