Victor Hugo par Faustin
Print
1870-1871 (printed)
1870-1871 (printed)
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Satirical print in which Victor Hugo is shown holding a book lettered 'Les Châtiments' under his left arm, and Napoleon III is chained to a cannon ball. Hugo is also holding a large quill pen in his right hand with which he has written the word 'Veritas'. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc.
Object details
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| Title | Victor Hugo par Faustin (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | 'Victor Hugo par Faustin'. Satirical illustration by Faustin Betbder in which Victor Hugo is shown holding a book and quill pen, while Napoleon III is chained to a cannon ball. Hand-coloured lithograph, France, 1870-1871. |
| Physical description | Satirical print in which Victor Hugo is shown holding a book lettered 'Les Châtiments' under his left arm, and Napoleon III is chained to a cannon ball. Hugo is also holding a large quill pen in his right hand with which he has written the word 'Veritas'. Print from a set of caricatures, broadsheets and illustrations in ten volumes. Each volume is half-bound in red leather, gold tooled and stamped with imperial emblems, title etc. |
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| Gallery label | "Faustin" (pseudonym of Faustin Betbeder( (born 1847)
Victor Hugo was expelled from France when Napoleon III came to power and only returned on the fall of the Empire. The book which he carries in the caricature (it has been written with the pen of justice and the ink of truth) is Les Châtiments, verses hostile to the Emperor, which were published in 1853 and banned in France until the relaxation of the press laws in 1868. 20,000 copies had been sold in France by the end of 1870. Napoleon III is dragged to the ground by a cannon ball to which he is chained. The inscription is a quotation from part III of ‘Toulon’ from Les Châtiments.
Lithograph, coloure dby hand. E.995-1962(27/05/1971-10/10/1971) |
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| Literary reference | <i>Les Châtiments</i>; by Victor Hugo: Verses hostile to the Emperor, which were published in 1853 and banned in France until the relaxation of the press laws in 1868. 20,000 copies had been sold in France by the end of 1870. |
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| Accession number | E.995-1962 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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