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Bust of Victor Hugo by Auguste Rodin, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bust of Victor Hugo

Auguste Rodin (d. 1917)

1883 · Sculpture, bronze

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Portrait of Victor Hugo on Guernsey by Edmond Bacot, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Victor Hugo on Guernsey

Edmond Bacot (d. 1875)

1862 · Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Quasimodo by Odilon Redon, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Quasimodo

Odilon Redon (d. 1916)

c. 1875–80 · Drawing, charcoal with fabricated black chalk and touches of white and gray gouache on gray wove paper

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The Contemplator by Eugène Carrière, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Contemplator

Eugène Carrière (d. 1906)

1901 · Painting, oil on fabric

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Seated Man and Woman by Célestin François Nanteuil, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Seated Man and Woman

Célestin François Nanteuil (d. 1873)

c. 1830–60 · Drawing, pen and brown ink, watercolor and scoring (recto), pen and brown ink (verso) on medium weight wove paper

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Young Girl Seated on Straw, Leaning on a Basket by Edmond Bacot, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Girl Seated on Straw, Leaning on a Basket

Edmond Bacot (d. 1875)

1862 · Photograph, albumen print from wet collodion negative

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Victor Hugo by Achille Devéria, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Victor Hugo

Achille Devéria (d. 1857)

1829 · Print, lithograph

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Notre-Dame de Paris by Luc-Olivier Merson, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Notre-Dame de Paris

Luc-Olivier Merson (d. 1920)

c. 1881 · Drawing, pen and black ink, brush and black wash, white gouache and graphite on paper

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Notre Dame de Paris by Charles Soulier, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Notre Dame de Paris

Charles Soulier (d. 1875)

early 1860s · Photograph, albumen print from glass negative

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Victor Hugo by Alphonse Legros, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Victor Hugo

Alphonse Legros (d. 1911)

c. 1857–1911 · Print, etching and drypoint

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The Good Samaritan by Rodolphe Bresdin, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Good Samaritan

Rodolphe Bresdin (d. 1885)

1861 · Print, lithograph

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