Vuillier, Gaston (1847-1915)

Creator details

Name
Vuillier, Gaston (1847-1915)
Nationality
French

Assets (42 in total)

Hammering the Spleen (pencil & wash on paper)
Colomba, illustration from 'Colomba' by Prosper Merimee (1803-70) (engraving) (b/w photo)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) and his relatives attended the second performance of “Le roi s'amuse” at the Comedie Francaise on November 22, 1882. From left to right are represented: Emile Cesar Victor Perrin (1814-1885), administrator of the Comedie Francaise, writer Paul Meurice (1818-1905), Juliette Drouet Gauvain (1806-1883), Georges (1868-1925) and Jeanne (1869-1941), grandchildren of Victor Hugo, and writer Auguste Erie (1819-1895). Engraving by Gaston Vuillier in “” The Illustrous World”” n°1339 of 25 November 1882.
The Counter-Spell by the Image (pencil on paper heightened with white)
Construction du canal de Panama - percement de l'isthme de Panama : vue generale du chantier d'excavateur de Monkey Hill (Monkey-Hill). Gravure de Vuillier In
Dances in the public square. Engraving by G.Vuillier, to illustrate the story Le val d'Andorra, by Gaston Vuillier, in le tour du monde 1888, directed by Edouard Charton (1807-1890), Hachette, Paris.
Tragging canoes at Innkissi Falls (or Livingstone Falls) (Congo), under the direction of Sir H.M.Stanley (1841-1904), drawing by G.Vuillier, to illustrate the story “Through the Mysterious Continent””, a voyage made between 1874-1877, by Sir H.M.Stanley. Engraving in Le tour du monde, 1878, directed by Edouard Charton, Paris. Selva Collection.
Portrait of Dr. Gustave Lebon (1841-1931). Engraving by G.Vuillier, to illustrate the story La Syria d'aujourd'hui, by M.Lortet, dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Lyon, charged with a scientific mission by the Ministry of Public Education, published in the Tour du monde, under the direction of Edouard Charton (1807-1890), 1881, Paris. Selva Collection.
Portrait of Rosita Mauri (1849-1923), Spanish classical dancer. Engraving by Vuillier in “” Le Monde Illustré”” n°1237 of 11 December 1880.
Lugubre rides, the corpse of the shepherds is installed on horseback, held by ropes and a fork attached to the saddle that supports his chin, accompanied by a small escort who escorts the deceased to his native village. Engraving and story “” La Corse”” by Gaston Vuillier (1845-1915), in 1890, in Le tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages, under the direction of Edouard Charton (1807-1890), 1st semester 1891, edition Hachette, Paris.
The nezla (relative) of my guide. Engraving by G.Vuillier, to illustrate the Algerian Sahara, by V.Largeau, in 1874-1878, published in the Tour du monde, under the direction of Edouard Charton (1807-1890), 1881, Paris. Selva Collection.
Portraits of Mr.Wilfrid Blunt (1840-1922), poet and writer, and his wife, Lady Anna Blunt (nee King Noel (King Noel) 1837-1917), the first European woman to explore the Middle East, wearing a travel suit, in front of one of the Arab horses in their stables, from which the vast majority of today's thoroughbred (pure blood) Arabian horses came. Engraving by G.Vuillier, to illustrate the story “” pelerinage au Nedjed, cradle of the Arab race””, by Lady Anna Blunt, in 1878-1879, published in the Tour du monde, under the direction of Edouard Charton (1807-1890), 1882, Paris. Selva Collection.

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