Victor Hugo et Son Temps [Victor Hugo and His Times] (page 1/2)

See all the images…

Tailpiece ornament - Harp with oak leaves and mistletoe

This woodcut was used as decoration to mark the end of a chapter; it features oak branches, with leaves and acorns in their cups, and also misteltoe branches with leaves and the white berries, a harp with seven strings, and, [...] [more...] [$]

François-Victor Hugo

François-Victor Hugo (1828 – 1873) was the fourth child of Victor Hugo. He died young, while his father was still alive. [$]

Mournful / Contemplative Full-Page Border With Statues

This full-page decorative border features trees without leaves, presumably in Winter, and statues that from the context we know to be monuments on tombs. In the foreground is a lilly-pond. [more...] [$]

La Loi: Le faible trouve sa force dans la loi qui le protège

The title means, The Law: The weak find strength in the law that protects them. [more...] [$]

Fantine [Les Misérables]

An engraving of a sketch of Fantine as a woman wearing a bonnet with a ribbon and looking away from us. [more...] [$]