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Gustave Doré was a prolific French artist, illustrator, caricaturist and sculptor. He illustrated many books including works by Byron, Edgar Allan Poe, Tennyson, Coleridge and Milton. His images for Cervantes' Don Quixote are particularly well known and have influenced depictions of the characters ever since. In 1867 Doré held an exhibition of his work in London which led to the foundation of the Doré Gallery in Bond Street.
Gustave Doré was a prolific French artist, illustrator, caricaturist and sculptor. He illustrated many books including works by Byron, Edgar Allan Poe, Tennyson, Coleridge and Milton. His images for Cervantes' Don Quixote are particularly well known and have influenced depictions of the characters ever since. In 1867 Doré held an exhibition of his work in London which led to the foundation of the Doré Gallery in Bond Street.
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| Title: | Letter from Gustave Doré |
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| Description: | Gustave Doré addresses a commission by a Mr Gowland to produce a drawing. He could be referring to publisher Thomas Gowland (b.1791). Doré hasn't heard whether he should go ahead with the drawing and asks for confirmation. The subject of the drawing is 'Gilliatt's fight with the Monster' from the novel 'Les Travailleurs de la mer' written by Victor Hugo. A first English translation 'Toilers of the Sea', was published in 1867 by Harper & Bros. NY, and was illustrated by two engravings by Doré. |
| Letter dated: | 30-12-1866 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 3 pages ; written in French. |
| Type of letter: | Discussion of work published or forthcoming, including copyright |
| Key works mentioned: | Le combat de Gilliatt et du monstre (also known as "Gilliatt struggles with the Giant Octopus") |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Lock & Whitfield woodburytype circa 1877 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_44 |
