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Print, Portrait of Victor Hugo

This is a Print. It was created by Auguste Rodin and sitter: Victor Hugo. It is dated 1885 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is drypoint, ruled border in drypoint on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Edmond C. Bonaventure. It is credited Gift of Edmond C. Bonaventure.

Its dimensions are

32.5 x 25.1 cm (12 13/16 x 9 7/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Portrait of Victor Hugo; Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917); Sitter: Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885); France; drypoint, ruled border in drypoint on white wove paper; 32.5 x 25.1 cm (12 13/16 x 9 7/8 in.) Platemark/repeat: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of Edmond C. Bonaventure; 1951-90-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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