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Pictures from Victor Hugo st Son Temps (Victor Hugo, his life and times) by Alfred Barbou (1846 – 1907), Paris, 1881.
Title: Victor Hugo et Son Temps [Victor Hugo and His Times]
Published by: Eugène Hugues
City: Paris
Date: 1881
Total items: 11
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
Victor Hugo at his writing desk
Victor Hugo in his study – A Sketch from Nature by M. Régamey. The picture shows the poet Victor Hugo standing at his writing desk, which the text implies was in his bedroom. The engraving is also signed, “Guillumy, Sc.” (for Sculpt, or engraved). The signature is hard to read and I could not find any [...] [more...] [$]
Tailpiece ornament - Harp with oak leaves and mistletoe
This woodcut was used as decoration to mark the end of a chapter; it features oak branches, with leaves and acorns in their cups, and also misteltoe branches with leaves and the white berries, a harp with seven strings, and, [...] [more...] [$]
Vintage border of brambles and flowers
This half-border (bottom of the page and one side) features blackberry vines and flowers; the flowers might be intended to be blackberries but seem too large. [more...] [$]
La Loi: Le faible trouve sa force dans la loi qui le protège
The title means, The Law: The weak find strength in the law that protects them. [more...] [$]
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