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Letters regarding Jules Verne’s marriage
Set of three autograph letters signed by Jules Verne and a letter from Monsieur Déviane, father of Honorine - the writer’s future wife - addressed to Pierre
Verne, Jules’ father. These precious testimonies, of a very intimate nature, concern an important turning point in the author’s life, the parents’ double
consent and his wedding preparations with Honorine Deviane, of which the initiative seems to have belonged to him completely.
Precious set of four signed autograph letters.
Letter 1:
An account by JV to his father (October 1856)
ALS (4 pp., 10 x 15.8 cm), only dated “
Samedi
” (Saturday) [October 1856], from Jules Verne to his father following his reception by the Deviane family
in Amiens. An important and unpublished letter, even though it was widely quoted by Marguerite Allotte de la Fuÿe. (No. 224)
Letter 2:
The assent of the future father-in-law (1 November 1856)
ALS. (2 pp., 13.3 x 21 cm), dated 1 November 1856, from M. Deviane addressed to Pierre Verne, in which he gives his consent for the marriage between
his daughter Honorine and Jules Verne. This is the only known letter written by M. Deviane. It follows on from the previous one, prompting Pierre Verne
to make an official request. This important document was reproduced for the first time in the publication
Dix lettres inédites de Jules Verne
(letter
n°. 9), in Nantes and displayed at the Jules Verne exhibition in Yverdon in May 1982. (No. 222)
Letter 3:
The wedding preparations
ALS. (4 pp., 13.3 x 21 cm), dated December 17, 1856.
This important document was published for the first time in the
Dix lettres inédites de Jules Verne
(letter n°. 10), in Nantes.
Jules Verne’s letter to his father seems hastily written, is dense and somewhat offensive towards his father.
Letter 4:
Last details
ALS. (3 pp., 13.1 x 20.5 cm), only dated “
Vendredi
” (Friday) [Circa end of December 1856 or early January 1857] from Jules Verne to his father regar-
ding his imminent marriage to Honorine, their presents and his stock marketing projects. This letter can be considered unpublished, although it was
quoted in part by Marguerite Allotte de la Fuÿe.
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Peinture à l’huile de Jules Verne.
Portrait en buste,
de face, souriant, barbe grisonnante courte.
Huile sur toile non signée et non datée (ca 1875). Encadrée.
Très rare peinture à l’huile de Jules Verne
S’il existe un certain nombre de dessins et de photographies
de Jules Verne, les huiles semblent beaucoup moins fré-
quentes. Nous connaissons celle présentée au musée Jules
Verne d’Amiens, exposée avec une autre, représentant son
épouse Honorine dans le grand salon (ou salon de musique).
D’une honnête facture, ce travail ne semble pas avoir été
fait d’après une photographie et nous paraît être une œuvre
originale. Auparavant conservé en collection privée, Éric
Weissenberg avait acquis ce portrait en 1997.
1 000 / 2 000 €
Oil painting of Jules Verne.
Smiling portrait with a short
grey beard.
Oil on canvas not signed and not dated (ca 1875). Framed.
Very rare oil painting of Jules Verne.
There are a number of drawings and photographs of Jules Verne, but
oil paintings are rare. Two of them can be seen at the Jules Verne
Museum in Amiens, notably the one of his wife Honorine in the large
living room (or music room).
A quality oil portrait that does not seem to have been done from a pho-
tograph and seems to us to be an original work. Previously housed in
a private collection, Éric Weissenberg acquired this portrait in 1997.
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