Superb portrait of Victor Hugo a few months before his death. 1884.
Superb bust portrait of the great man a few months before his death.
1.500€
Superb bust portrait of the great man a few months before his death.
1.500€
Victor Hugo (1802.1885)
Original photograph in cabinet card format.
Albumen print mounted on heavy cardboard.
Size: 10.80 x 16.50 cm.
Photograph dating from the winter of 1884 by Alphonse Chalot (1841-1893)
Superb bust portrait of the great man a few months before his death.
State of preservation and contrasts almost perfect.
Handwritten annotation and stamp on the back.
A similar proof is reproduced in the Hugo Album, Pléiade edition (p. 327)