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  1. fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-Magaz

    Don Quixote in his study, from an article about the artist, Gustave Doré, in Vol 3 of Cassels Magazine of Art (1883).

    It’s become a classic fantasy trope, mythical creatures appearing when someone reads a book, but here is is in the 19th century.

    #GustaveDore #Doré #fobo #vintageArt #GIMP #GIMP3 #vintageEngraving #engraving #fantasy #dragon #DonQuixote

  2. Pour revenir à Yoann Lossel il fait des trucs bien sympas !

    On est dans la veine Mucha / William Morris / Gustave Doré avec du Symbolisme, Art Nouveau, Préraphaélisme, Arts and Crafts etc

    #ArtsAndCrafts #GustaveDoré #Mucha #WilliamMorris #Symbolisme #ArtNouveau #Préraphaélisme #YoannLossel

  3. Death on the Pale Horse (1865) by Gustave Doré (French artist, lived 1832–1883). Print from illustrated edition of the Bible. Death rides into the world on a pale horse. He is the fourth knight of the apocalypse. Hell follows him.

    #Illustration #Victorian #VictorianArt #Death #Horse #GustaveDoré #Frenchartist #Illustrated #Bible #knight #apocalypse #Gothic #Hell