Inscription on the inner surface of the bust: “A. Rodin” stands for Auguste Rodin. It has been marked on the sand core and thus appears in relief on the bronze. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917), Victor Hugo, reduction sand casting by Eugène Rudier (French, 1875–1952), 1883–92 for the reduction, cast in November 1916, H. 38.4 cm (Galerie Univers du Bronze, Paris).