The art of being a grandfather according to Victor Hugo. Autographed photograph.
"I fondly remember all the charming things you have done for my dear grandchildren, and I thank you most sincerely. Victor Hugo."
8.500€
"I fondly remember all the charming things you have done for my dear grandchildren, and I thank you most sincerely. Victor Hugo."
8.500€
Victor HUGO (1802.1885)
Original photograph by Achille Mélandri with a dedication from Victor Hugo.
Albumen print laminated on strong cardboard.
Spring 1880
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An extraordinary photographic print depicting the great man embracing his grandchildren Georges and Jeanne sitting on his lap, and thus celebrating The Art of Being a Grandfather .
The print is enhanced, on the mount, by a moving autograph inscription signed by the author:
I fondly remember all the lovely things you have done for my dear grandchildren, and I thank you most sincerely.
Victor Hugo
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Format: Print: 12.70 x 9 cm / Mounted: 24 x 17 cm
Custom-made framing under museum glass, black and gold frame, Marie-Louise chestnut.
Note: A similar proof bearing the printed inscription in the lower margin: "The Art of Being a Grandfather" in reference to the eponymous collection of poems published in 1877 is kept in the collections of Victor Hugo's house of Hauteville House in Guernsey (inventory 2283).