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Victor Hugo (French novelist, playwright, and poet, 1802-1885)

A work made of woodburytype, from the periodical “galerie contemporaine littéraire, artistique” (1876), volume 1.
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  • A work made of woodburytype, from the periodical “galerie contemporaine littéraire, artistique” (1876), volume 1.

Date:

1875/76

Artist:

Bertall et Cie
probably French, 19th century

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Bertall et Cie.

Title

Victor Hugo (French novelist, playwright, and poet, 1802-1885)

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1875–1876

Medium

Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 1

Dimensions

Image/paper: 23.5 × 19.2 cm (9 5/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Mount: 34 × 26 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Photography Gallery Fund

Reference Number

1961.721

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