Freiherr von Felician Myrbach-Rheinfeld
1853-1940
Illustration for Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame de Paris"
ca. 1888
Black and gray wash, over pencil, on paper.
9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (241 x165 mm)
Gift of Robert Sawyer.
© Felician Freiherr von Myrbach-Rheinfeld / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
1996.74
Notes:
Five editions of "Notre Dame de Paris" are known to contain illustrations by Myrbach-Rheinfeld. They include C. Marpon and E. Flammarion, Paris, 1888, William R. Jenkins, New York, 1888, two 1889 editions; and Este's and Lauriat, Boston, n.d.
Inscription:
Signed with initials at lower left and inscribed, "Chap. VI livre IX".
Provenance:
George Wachter, New York; Child's Gallery, Boston.
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