{"product_id":"victor-hugo-casquets-lighthouse-print","title":"Victor Hugo Art Print: The Casquets Lighthouse Drawing, 1866","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lighthouse drowned in spray, a night of ink, and the sea climbing the rocks. A drawing signed by Victor Hugo in 1866, as a large fine art print.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat does The Casquets Lighthouse show?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Casquets are a cluster of rocks west of Alderney, in the Channel Islands, notorious for shipwrecks. Hugo was living in exile on nearby Guernsey. He drew their lighthouse in 1866 with pen, brush and even feather barbs, in ink and gouache on wove paper. The original, 35 3\/8 x 18 7\/8 in (89.8 x 48 cm), is held by the Maison de Victor Hugo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow is it linked to The Man Who Laughs?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugo made this drawing while writing \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e. In the novel, a ship in distress passes the Casquets at night: the chapter bears their name. The Eddystone Lighthouse, drawn the same year, is named in the same chapter. The two sheets answer each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDid Victor Hugo draw?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, all his life. The author of \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e left thousands of drawings in ink and wash, often made for himself alone. His lighthouses and stormy seas are among the most powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes this fine art print different?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paper, first. A 200 gsm (80 lb) fine art paper, 0.26 mm thick, matte and uncoated: denser than poster paper, with a soft, glare-free surface. It is FSC certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe printing, second: 12 colors instead of the usual 4, to render the deep blacks, the browns of the wash and the flashes of white. The file is prepared from the museum's high-definition scan: up close, the pen strokes are still legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere should you hang it?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts portrait format stands alone in an entryway, above a desk or in a library. With \u003ci\u003eThe Eddystone Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, it makes a diptych: Hugo's two lighthouses side by side, at the same scale. It is also a gift for anyone who loves Victor Hugo, the sea or lighthouses, for Christmas or a birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16 x 24 in (40 x 60 cm), portrait, frame not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing 11.4 x 21.2 in (29 x 54 cm) on a white ground, at the same scale as The Eddystone Lighthouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 gsm fine art paper, matte, uncoated, FSC certified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12-color printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint medium: art print on fine art paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme: ink drawing, literature, Victor Hugo, the sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and shipped from a studio near you: most orders arrive in 5 business days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen to give this print\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lighthouse in the night is a gift for a Victor Hugo reader, a literature teacher, a sailor or anyone who loves the Channel Islands\u0026nbsp;: for Christmas, Father's Day, a birthday, a retirement or a house by the sea. With \u003ci\u003eThe Eddystone Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, it makes a diptych.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heure d'été","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59135534694783,"sku":"4c8c450b-1363-4085-ba6c-eef195f48244","price":89.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1815\/9743\/files\/casquets_boiserie_0fdf07e8-eb15-4333-82f9-f5ce10ffa077.jpg?v=1794232811","url":"https:\/\/heuredetestudio.com\/en\/products\/victor-hugo-casquets-lighthouse-print","provider":"Heure d'été ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}