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Original wood engraving by Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy, from the first French edition of L'Enfer (Paris, Hachette, 1861). …
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Original wood engraving by Gustave Dore for the Divine Comedy, from the first French edition of L'Enfer (Paris, Hachette, 1861). It shows the descent into the abyss on the back of the monster Geryon, in Canto XVII of the Inferno. Signed in the block by Dore.
It retains the thin protective tissue, printed with the corresponding line: "Alors ma terreur redoubla a l'aspect de l'abime" (L'Enfer, ch. XVII / Inferno, c. XVII, v. 121).
Medium: Wood engraving
Artist / after: Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
Date: 1861
Source: L'Enfer by Dante Alighieri, Paris, Hachette, 1861, first French edition
Dimensions: Sheet 12.2 x 17.1 in (31 x 43.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins. Some scattered foxing spots in the margins; the protective tissue somewhat toned.
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- Dimensions
- 12.2ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 17.1ʺH
- Styles
- French
- Art Subjects
- Mythology
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Wood
- Woodcut
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Good condition, with wide margins. Some scattered foxing spots in the margins; the protective tissue somewhat toned. Good condition, with wide margins. Some scattered foxing spots in the margins; the protective tissue somewhat toned. less
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