Victor Hugo The Man Who Laughs URSUS AND HOMO Georges Rochegrosse 1892 Print
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| Management number | 4120898 | Release Date | 2025/08/12 | List Price | $28.50 | Model Number | 4120898 | ||
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Victor Hugo The Man Who Laughs URSUS AND HOMO Georges Rochegrosse 1892 Print
This is an illustration / print that has been taken from a book dated 1902 and is ready for framing. Measures approximately 12 x 9 1/2 inches. There is an image text summary on the attached rice paper.
In late 17th-century England, a homeless boy named Gwynplaine rescues an infant girl during a snowstorm, her mother having frozen to death. They meet an itinerant carnival vendor who calls himself Ursus, and his pet wolf, Homo (whose name is a pun on the Latin saying Homo homini lupus ). Gwynplaine's mouth has been mutilated into a perpetual grin; Ursus is initially horrified, then moved to pity, and he takes them in. 15 years later, Gwynplaine has grown into a strong young man, attractive except for his distorted visage. The girl, now named Dea, is blind, and has grown into a beautiful and innocent young woman. By touching his face, Dea concludes that Gwynplaine is perpetually happy. They fall in love. Ur
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