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Hugo Collection (#2)

"Hugo: A Multifaceted Legacy of Art, Literature

Background imageHugo Collection: Carnac menhir alignments. Drawing by Victor Hugo grave by Meaulle. Extract from the text of Hugo

Carnac menhir alignments. Drawing by Victor Hugo grave by Meaulle. Extract from the text of Hugo
PCT4274460 Carnac menhir alignments. Drawing by Victor Hugo grave by Meaulle. Extract from the text of Hugo (En voyage en Bretagne, 11 August 1834): " My dear friend

Background imageHugo Collection: Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III

Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III
JOC4401074 Cartoon of the politics of the Second Empire (Bonapartiste Regime) directed by Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dit Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, 1808-1873)

Background imageHugo Collection: La Cour des Miracles - Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo by Celestin

La Cour des Miracles - Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo by Celestin Nanteuil-Leboeuf (1813-1873)
XEE5027181 La Cour des Miracles - Illustration of Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo by Celestin Nanteuil-Leboeuf (1813-1873) - Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: Matilda Kschessinska as Esmeralda in the Ballet 'La Esmeralda' by C. Pugni und J. Perrot, 1906-1911

Matilda Kschessinska as Esmeralda in the Ballet "La Esmeralda" by C. Pugni und J. Perrot, 1906-1911. Private Collection

Background imageHugo Collection: Self-Portrait. Creator: Duvidal de Montferrier, Julie (1797-1869)

Self-Portrait. Creator: Duvidal de Montferrier, Julie (1797-1869)
Self-Portrait. Found in the collection of the Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts, Paris

Background imageHugo Collection: Stage design for the Opera 'La Esmeralda' by Louise Bertin, 1836

Stage design for the Opera "La Esmeralda" by Louise Bertin, 1836. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageHugo Collection: Les Fantômes, 1829. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

Les Fantômes, 1829. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Les Fantomes, 1829. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: La Esmeralda, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

La Esmeralda, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
La Esmeralda, 1831. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: La Esmeralda, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

La Esmeralda, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
La Esmeralda, 1831. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: La Esmeralda, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

La Esmeralda, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
La Esmeralda, 1831. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: Esmeralda and Claude Frollo, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

Esmeralda and Claude Frollo, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Esmeralda and Claude Frollo, 1831. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: Le feu du ciel, 1832. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

Le feu du ciel, 1832. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Le feu du ciel, 1832. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: Léopoldine Hugo at the Age of 4, c. 1828. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

Léopoldine Hugo at the Age of 4, c. 1828. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Leopoldine Hugo at the Age of 4, c. 1828. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: Esmeralda and Claude Frollo, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)

Esmeralda and Claude Frollo, 1831. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Esmeralda and Claude Frollo, 1831. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Background imageHugo Collection: Pietà, 1480-1490. Creator: Goes, Hugo, van der (1435-1482)

Pietà, 1480-1490. Creator: Goes, Hugo, van der (1435-1482)
Pieta, 1480-1490. Found in the Collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageHugo Collection: Victor Hugo - illustration

Victor Hugo - illustration
3773122 Victor Hugo - illustration; (add.info.: Victor Hugo-illustration for the French poet and novelists play, Torquemada'. 26 February 1802-22 May 1885. Spanish Inquisition.); Lebrecht Authors

Background imageHugo Collection: Esmeralda, Phoebus and claude Frollo (Notre Dame de Paris) by Victor Hugo

Esmeralda, Phoebus and claude Frollo (Notre Dame de Paris) by Victor Hugo
XEE4405188 Esmeralda, Phoebus and claude Frollo (Notre Dame de Paris) by Victor Hugo.Illustration by Nicolas Eustache Maurin 1799-1850 Private collection

Background imageHugo Collection: The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb

The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Artist: T Cobb
The Children of the Poor (Les Enfants Pauvres) - The Ragged Babes That Weep, c1875. Miserable, ragged, undernourished children

Background imageHugo Collection: Victor Hugo, c.1870 (photo)

Victor Hugo, c.1870 (photo)
GIA4726471 Victor Hugo, c.1870 (photo) by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Etienne Carjat (1828-1906) Coloured photograph.); © Giancarlo Costa

Background imageHugo Collection: Esmeralda Representation of the character of 'Notre Dame de Paris'

Esmeralda Representation of the character of "Notre Dame de Paris"
JLJ4677567 Esmeralda Representation of the character of " Notre Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo (1802-1885). Painting by Charle Auguste Steuben (1788-1856) 1839 Nantes

Background imageHugo Collection: Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageHugo Collection: Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Carboniferous

Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Carboniferous era. Atlantis, North America, Asia, European Peninsula, Gondwanaland

Background imageHugo Collection: Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus

Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus
Complete skeleton of an extinct long-tailed pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageHugo Collection: Jesus before Herod, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut

Jesus before Herod, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut
Jesus before Herod, 1922. Jesus (Anton Lang) appears before king Herod (Gregor Breitsamter) - also on stage are Sebastian Lang as the high priest Annas (or Ananias)

Background imageHugo Collection: Jesus before the Sanhedrin, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut

Jesus before the Sanhedrin, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut
Jesus before the Sanhedrin, 1922. Jesus (Anton Lang) is tried before an assembly of rabbis: players in the Oberammergau Passion Play

Background imageHugo Collection: Cosette. Illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862

Cosette. Illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862. Artist: Bayard, Emile-Antoine (1837-1891)
Cosette. Illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, 1862. From a private collection

Background imageHugo Collection: Georges and Jeanne Hugo, grandchildren of French novelist Victor Hugo, 1884

Georges and Jeanne Hugo, grandchildren of French novelist Victor Hugo, 1884. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1865-1905, 4th album, Editions MD, Paris

Background imageHugo Collection: Hugo Linschoten - Cartographer

Hugo Linschoten - Cartographer

Background imageHugo Collection: Steam Ship RMS Teutonic

Steam Ship RMS Teutonic - postard published by Hugo Lang and Co, . Liverpool

Background imageHugo Collection: Steam Ship RMS Franconia Postard Published By

Steam Ship RMS Franconia Postard Published By
Steam, Ship, RMS, Franconia, postard, published, by, Hugo, Lang, and, Co, Liverpool, , 13974482

Background imageHugo Collection: Poster, Hamburg-American Line to New York

Poster, Hamburg-American Line to New York, 8 days from Hamburg, 7 days from Channel Ports, by Hugo Koeke (B+) 33ins. x 23ins

Background imageHugo Collection: The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot

The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot, Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, poet and playwright. He was imprisoned in Loevestein Castle for his involvement in Calvinist disputes

Background imageHugo Collection: Allegro

Allegro
A misty painting revealing the view of a distant port, with smoking chimneys and tall sail boats visible, and a long, trailing platform. Date: circa 1916

Background imageHugo Collection: Music cover, The Merveilleuses Lancers

Music cover, The Merveilleuses Lancers, melodies by Hugo Felix, arranged by Leonard Williams Date: 1906

Background imageHugo Collection: Monument to Victor Hugo, 1890. Sculpture by Auguste Rodin

Monument to Victor Hugo, 1890. Sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). French sculptor. Monument to Victor Hugo, 1890. Bronze. Garden of Sculptures. Rodin Museum. Paris. France. Date: 2008

Background imageHugo Collection: The Doctor

The Doctor
An oil painting of a seated doctor, examining his patient, the main subject of the work, who is looking down at the artist, with his shirts raised, exposing his abdomen. Date: circa 1919

Background imageHugo Collection: The Shop

The Shop
This oil painting shows a series of male figures, including a man in military uniform, a seated boy, a suited man, and a mannekin, all facing to the right. Date: circa 1909

Background imageHugo Collection: Poster, St Moritz les Bains, Switzerland

Poster, St Moritz les Bains, Switzerland Date: 1943

Background imageHugo Collection: Poster, Grindelwald, Switzerland

Poster, Grindelwald, Switzerland Date: 1957

Background imageHugo Collection: Victor Hugo - On deathbed

Victor Hugo - On deathbed
Victor-Marie Hugo (18021885) - French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman and exponent of the French Romantic movement. Date: 1885

Background imageHugo Collection: HUGO DEAD PHOTO

HUGO DEAD PHOTO
VICTOR HUGO Victor Hugo n'est plus... - the poet on his deathbed. Date: 1802 - 1885

Background imageHugo Collection: Hugh or Hugo de Balsham; died 16 June 1286

Hugh or Hugo de Balsham; died 16 June 1286
3116228 Hugh or Hugo de Balsham; died 16 June 1286. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval English bishop. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.)

Background imageHugo Collection: Jean Valjean, Marius wounded on his back, fleeing in the water of Paris Illustration of the novel

Jean Valjean, Marius wounded on his back, fleeing in the water of Paris Illustration of the novel "Les
ELD4838474 Jean Valjean, Marius wounded on his back, fleeing in the water of Paris Illustration of the novel "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

Background imageHugo Collection: Marius and Eponine, older daughter of the Thenardiers and in love with Marius Illustration of

Marius and Eponine, older daughter of the Thenardiers and in love with Marius Illustration of the novel "Les
ELD4838259 Marius and Eponine, older daughter of the Thenardiers and in love with Marius Illustration of the novel "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

Background imageHugo Collection: Illustration for les Miserables : Thenardie family (engraving)

Illustration for les Miserables : Thenardie family (engraving)
PCT4284965 Illustration for les Miserables : Thenardie family (engraving) by Lobel-Riche, Almery (1877-1950); (add.info.: Illustration by Almery Lobel-Riche (Lobel Riche) (1880-1950)

Background imageHugo Collection: Cosette carrying a bucket, character of Les miserables'by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) (sculpture)

Cosette carrying a bucket, character of Les miserables'by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) (sculpture)
JLJ4668421 Cosette carrying a bucket, character of Les miserables by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) (sculpture) by Pompon, Francois (1855-1933); Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris

Background imageHugo Collection: DDE-90029302

DDE-90029302
France, Paris, The Chinese style living room of Maison de Victor Hugo-Victor Hugo house museum Date: 12/12/2007

Background imageHugo Collection: Effigy of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), poet, playwright, French novelist

Effigy of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), poet, playwright, French novelist, low relief sculpture by Denys Puech (1854-1942)
YOU4419903 Effigy of Victor Hugo (1802-1885), poet, playwright, French novelist, low relief sculpture by Denys Puech (1854-1942), adorning the arcade of the Comedie Francaise in Paris




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"Hugo: A Multifaceted Legacy of Art, Literature, and History" From the poignant tale of Cosette in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables to the intricate illustrations that brought his words to life, Hugo's literary genius continues to captivate readers worldwide. Beyond his renowned works, Victor Hugo himself remains an enigmatic figure whose influence transcends time. His name echoes through history alongside other notable figures like Hugo De Groot / Larmessin and even inspired the iconic Hunchback of Notre Dame. But it doesn't stop there - Peter Hugo immortalized a Cornish beauty queen through his lens, showcasing the power of art in capturing fleeting moments. Similarly, Victor Hugo King's photograph freezes a tragic moment in time as he documents President Kennedy's ill-fated ride through Dallas. Hugo's impact extends beyond literature and photography; he weaves historical frescoes into his narratives, such as those found within The Miserables. Through these tales, he not only tells sentimental stories but also sheds light on significant events that shaped our world. Even maps bear witness to Hugo's legacy - from depicting continents and seas during the Upper Triassic era to illustrating Cluny in 1095 France. These diverse subjects showcase how far-reaching his interests were. Lastly, Admiral Hugo von Pohl stands as a testament to the German naval officer who served during World War I. His presence reminds us that even amidst conflict and turmoil, individuals with remarkable names continue their pursuit of greatness.