BIB_ID
136340
Accession number
MA 1617.378
Creator
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917.
Display Date
Place of writing not identified, circa 1883.
Credit line
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 15.5 x 10 cm
Notes
The letter is undated. However, based on the contents, it must have been written in the period when Rodin was completing his bust of Victor Hugo. The article by Swinburne referred to may be "Two busts of Victor Hugo," published in The Magazine of Art, vol. VII, 1884, p. 127-132.
Provenance
Purchased as the gift of Edwin J. Beinecke, 1955.
Summary
Regarding a photograph he has chosen to be used for an engraving by Groux; mentioning that the photograph is very dark and he has also sent a lighter proof, so the engraver can see the details; saying that he prefers the darker version and discussing the size; referring to an article that [Algernon Charles] Swinburne is writing about Victor Hugo and offering to provide a drawing or illustration; mentioning an article by Henley that will be reproduced in L'Univers illustré; adding that he believes there is a four-inch David available.
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