Emile-Antoine Bayard, 1879 - Cambronne - fine art print

Original artwork specifications by the museum (© - by Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House - www.maisonsvictorhugo.paris.fr)

Illustration for an older version of Hugh Victor Hugo's novel "Les Miserables" Part "Cosette" Book I "Waterloo", Chapter XV "Cambronne", the design offers a heroic portrait of General Cambronne corresponding to the text: "The reader French wanting to be respected, the most beautiful word perhaps a French ever said it can not be repeated. Defense to file the sublime in histoire.À our peril, we violate this défense.Donc among all these giants, there was a titan, Cambronne.Dire this word, and then die, what's bigger? for it is to die than to want it, and it's not the fault of this man, so being fired, he survécu.L'homme who won the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon is not routed, not folding Wellington at four, five desperate, not Blücher who has beaten the point; the man who won the battle of Waterloo is Cambronne.Foudroyer of such a word thunder that kills you, it's vaincre.Faire this response to the disaster, saying that fate, give this basis lion future, discard the reply to the night rain, the traitor Hougomont wall, the hollow road of Ohain, Grouchy delay in the arrival of Blücher, the irony being in the grave, ensure to stay standing after it has fallen, drown in two syllables the European coalition, offering kings those already known latrines Caesars, to the last words first by mixing the glory of France, close Waterloo insolently by Mardi Gras , complete Leonidas Rabelais, summarize this victory in a supreme word unpronounceable, losing the field and keep the story after the carnage have the laugh is immense. "

The work is the model illustration engraved by Gillot (by the method of the ets gillotage he inventor) to the volume of French-speaking Victor Hugo "Les Miserables" in Hugues edition, p. 53.Elle part of the inaugural clash Museum, in the hall of paintings from the first floor.

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In 1879 Emile-Antoine Bayard created the modern art masterpiece. The version of the piece of art had the following size: Height: 46,3 cm, Width: 29,3 cm and was painted with the medium Oil, Canvas (material). The original artwork's inscription is the following: Signature - Bottom right "Emile Bayard". Nowadays, this artwork is in the the digital collection of Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House. With courtesy of Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House (public domain).Besides, the work of art has the following creditline: . Moreover, alignment is in portrait format and has an aspect ratio of 2 : 3, which implies that the length is 33% shorter than the width.

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