L'Eclair (Lightning)

Creator Name

Victor Hugo

Cultural Context

Date

1868, 1851 to 1875

Source

Work details

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Title

L'Eclair (Lightning)

Creator

Victor Hugo, French, 1802 - 1885, artist

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

etching in black on laid paper (facing _L'Eclair_ by Paul Meurice)

Dimensions

plate: 21.7 x 14.5 cm (8 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.) page size: 35.5 x 25.5 cm (14 x 10 1/16 in.)

Technique

etching

Language

Date

1868, 1851 to 1875

Provenance

Gift of Richard A. Simms, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art; Donor: Dr. Richard A. Simms; Source: Dr. Richard A. Simms

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

across bottom in plate: Victor Hugo 1868

Location

French

Source

Subjects

Landscape; topographical; landscape

Topic

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