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- Victor Hugo
He was asked a serious question, he entertained sombre thoughts – only sombre thoughts could shed light on this serious question! so he is the most sombre of serious great men!
VICTOR HUGO. On vient de lui poser une question grave, il se livre à des réflexions sombres - la réflexion sombre peut seule éclaircir la question grave! - aussi est-il le plus sombre de tous les grands hommes graves!
VICTOR HUGO. When asked a serious question - and he only thrives in serious thoughts - he feels that only additional serious thoughts might enlighten the question. So he is the most sombre of all great serious men around. (Daumier Register) - Date
- 1849
- Media category
- Materials used
- lithograph
- Edition
- ii of 2
- Dimensions
- 26.8 x 19.2 cm image
- Signature & date
Signed l.l., black ink [inscribed on stone] "h.D.". Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Professor Virginia Spate 2010
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 80.2010
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Honoré Daumier
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Plate 13 from the 'Assemblée Législative. Les Représentans[sic] représentés' ('Legislative Assembly. The Representative represented') series, published in 'Le Charivari', 20 July 1849.
Victor Hugo
He was asked a serious question, he entertained sombre thoughts – only sombre thoughts could shed light on this serious question! so he is the most sombre of serious great men!Victor Hugo
On vient de lui poser une question grave, il se livre à des réflexions sombres – la réflexion sombre peut seule éclairer la question grave! – aussi est-il le plus sombre de tous les grands hommes graves! -
Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Victor Hugo's Les Miserables: Page to Stage, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 18 Jul 2014–09 Nov 2014
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Loys Delteil, Honoré Daumier. Le peintre graveur illustré, XIX et XX siecles, 1925-1930, vol VI. no 1861
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Provenance
Virginia Spate, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Gift of Professor Virginia Spate 2010
