Notre-Dame de Paris

c. 1881
(French, 1846–1920)
Sheet: 32.6 x 21.7 cm (12 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
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After creating this drawing, Luc-Olivier Merson went on to illustrate an important 1889 edition of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the major projects of his career.

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Victor Hugo's celebrated 1831 novel Notre-Dame de Paris tells the story of Quasimodo, a disfigured orphan raised by the archdeacon of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Hugo's novel became an important influence on many artists and helped to define a poetic view of the medieval period and of Gothic architecture that lasted well into the second half of the century. This drawing by Luc-Olivier Merson was reproduced as a wood engraving in an illustrated tribute to Hugo published in 1881.
Notre-Dame de Paris

Notre-Dame de Paris

c. 1881

Luc-Olivier Merson

(French, 1846–1920)
France, 19th century

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