Caption

Louis XI at the Bastille, Louis XI in the Bastille, print, Louis XI in the Bastille in Paris, seated at a table by candlelight, his hand on his chin. Behind him three figures. Depiction of a scene from 'Notre-Dame de Paris' by Victor Hugo from 1931., inscription: 'engraving de commerce, Louis XI à la Bastille. Notre Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo', printmaker: Johannes de Mare (signed by artist), 1831 - 1889, paper, chine collé, pencil, steel engraving, steel engraving and pencil on chine collé, height 173 mm x width 189 mm, Print after a scene from: Hugo, Victor. Notre-Dame de Paris. Paris: Gosselin, 1931., Person, Victor Hugo, Louis XI (King of France), candle, Paris, Bastille, A monochrome etching shows an interior scene with four men. In the foreground a seated man leans forward with his head resting on one hand and the other hand on his knee, wearing a cap and heavy robe. To his right a table covered with a fringed cloth holds a goblet, papers, and a lit candle in a candlestick. Behind the table a standing man holds up a sheet of paper and looks upward, dressed in voluminous sleeves. Two other men stand together in the background, one with a finger to his lips and the other looking forward, both wearing simple garments and positioned near a wooden bench or backrest. The setting includes wooden beams and a dark wall behind them, and the image is rendered with detailed crosshatching and strong contrasts of light and shadow.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A84_291

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34.5Mb (10.1Mb) / 9.4in x 14.2in / 2823 x 4267 (300dpi)

Keywords

Louis XI Bastille print Paris seated table candlelight hand chin three figures Depiction scene Notre-Dame de Paris Victor Hugo 1931 inscription engraving de commerce Louis XI à la Bastille Notre Dame de Paris printmaker Johannes de Mare signed artist 1831 - 1889 paper chine collé pencil steel engraving height 173 mm x width 189 mm Print Hugo Victor Gosselin Person King France candle monochrome etching interior scene four men foreground seated man leans forward head resting knee wearing cap heavy robe right table covered fringed cloth holds goblet papers lit candle candlestick standing man holds up sheet looks upward dressed voluminous sleeves Two men stand together background finger lips looking forward wearing simple garments positioned near wooden bench backrest setting includes wooden beams dark wall them image rendered detailed crosshatching strong contrasts light shadow