Léon Bonnat, 1879 - Portrait of Victor Hugo - fine art print

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Replica commissioned by Paul Meurice for the museum opening

Victor Hugo seated, leaning on the left arm a copy of Homer on a table, his right hand slipped into the jacket.

Letters of Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo mention day to day, the sittings at Leon Bonnat for the realization of this portrait, often in competition with the sessions of the Senate. These appear to have started shortly after the return of Guernsey and Avenue installing Eyleau (10/11 November 1878), since 30 Juliet wrote: "I am glad that you feel a little free now, free Bonnat and Senate [...]. " It then reports the sessions on December 1, a likely 5 and 7, 10, another possible 14, then 28 and finally 4 January 1879. The portrait was then exposed to 1879 living under number "340 - Victor Hugo Portrait". After the death of Victor Hugo, the painting belonged to Jeanne Hugo, granddaughter of the poet. In 1903, for the opening of the Maison de Victor Hugo, Paul Meurice in order copy to Léon Bonnat who executed by his pupil Daniel Saubès. By letter dated March 26, 1903 Daniel Paul Meurice Saubès announcement that the painting is completed and gives proof of payment of 2000 francs, May 2, 1903 (archives of the museum). Leon Bonnat approved the copy shop in there apposnat his monogram. In 1919, Jeanne-Negreponte Hugo made a donation to the State subject to usufruct of the original version. Entered the Louvre in 1943, she was assigned in 1948 to the National Museum of the Palaces of Versailles and Trianon.

Hugo, Victor

Portrait (Topic shown)

Artwork table

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• Aluminium dibond print: This is a metal print manufactured on aluminium dibond material with a true depth. The Direct Print on Aluminum Dibond is the ideal start to the sophisticated world of fine art prints with aluminum. For our Aluminium Dibond print, we print your artwork onto the aluminium composite surface. The colors of the print are vivid and luminous in the highest definition, fine details appear very clear, and you can notice a matte appearance of the product.
• Poster print (canvas material): Our poster print is a printed canvas paper with a slightly roughened texture on the surface. The poster print is best suited for framing your art replica in a special frame. Please bear in mind, that depending on the size of the poster we add a white margin 2-6cm around the print, which facilitates the framing with your custom frame.
• The acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): The print on acrylic glass, often denoted as a print on plexiglass, will turn your favorite original into lovely wall decoration and makes a distinct alternative to aluminium or canvas fine art prints.
• The canvas print: A canvas print, not to be mistaken with a painting on a canvas, is a digital image applied directly on canvas material. Hanging your canvas print: The great advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight. That means, it is quite simple to hang up the Canvas print without the help of additional wall-mounts. That is why, canvas prints are suited for any kind of wall.

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The 19th century masterpiece titled Portrait of Victor Hugo was made by Léon Bonnat. The 140 year old version of the painting was made with the size: Height: 137 cm, Width: 109,1 cm. Oil, Canvas (material) was applied by the French painter as the technique for the piece of art. Monogram = figure - In the top right "L n B" is the masterpiece's original inscription. Moveover, this artwork can be viewed in in the digital art collection of Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House in Paris, France. With courtesy of Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House (public domain).In addition, the artwork has the following creditline: . Besides this, the alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has an image ratio of 1 : 1.2, which means that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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