Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo

Discover the imaginary worlds of Victor Hugo, one of France’s most famous writers, with his rarely-seen works on paper. Accompanied the major Victor Hugo exhibition at the Royal Academy, London, 21 March - 29 June 2025.

The novelist, poet and politician, Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a towering figure in French 19th-century public life. The author of Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame became a symbol of the French Republic’s ideals of equality and freedom during his long exile in ...