Гюго шарж

Gill, a famous cartoonist for the press, was an admirer of Victor Hugo. He was kind when caricaturing him. Humour, fantasy and body deformation were used repeatedly to caricature the politically-engaged writer who aroused Gill’s sympathy. Here the sketcher turns the tables, making Hugo a sculptor portraying Danton, Robespierre and Marat. The drawing was meant to herald the publication of the novel Ninety-three which was published in February 1874 but was banned due to censorship and appeared in print only the following year. L’Eclipse of 22 March 1874 referred to the incident by publishing a letter from Victor Hugo, which read “I saw the beautiful drawing by André Gill. It is not only beautiful, it is charming. The child at the middle of these harsh and terrible figures gracefully and happily conveys the thoughts expressed in the book Ninety-three and it is good that in a situation where human passions are frightening, innocence makes us smile.”

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