"Hugo laid out on his great big four-poster bed, his nightshirt and pillow all wrinkled, his hair on end, his rather large nose not yet emaciated by death. An old worker sleeping peacefully after an honest day's work. My father had not wished to carry a lot of material. Victor Hugo's deathbed photo was taken by nothing but daylight and lamplight. […] The last time his face was lit was by the sun... This shot, taken by my weeping father, may well be his masterpiece… " Paul Nadar speaking in December 1928, as told to Carlo Rim.