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1860 'Lion Hunter' Wood engraving - Woodcut - Paul Gustave Doré
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'Je visai à la tempe et je pressai la détente ... le coup ne partit pas.' 1855.
'I aimed at the temple, and I pulled the trigger... the shot didn't go off.' 1855.
Woodcut / Book Lithograph included a white cardboard passpartout 24cm x 18cm
Paul Gustave Doré - Alternative names: Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré, Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré. French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, lithographer and graphic artist. Date of birth/death 6 January 1832 23 January 1883 Location of birth/death Strasbourg Paris Work location Paris.
'The Lion Slayer': this refers to Jules Gérard (1817-1864) Lieutenant of the 3rd Regiment of Spahis, also called the 'Lion Hunter'. In Germany in the second half of the last century, his name appeared again and again in entertaining family magazines and travelogues in connection with spectacular lion hunting experiences; Reputable scientific papers reported on his expeditions, "Meyer's new conversation lexicon" (1868) occasionally mentions the "famous Jules Gérard" in the description of the felis leo, the lion, its distribution and way of life; The work "La Chasse au Lion" written by Gérard (it was, as already mentioned, provided with gripping illustrations by the famous French illustrator Gustave Doré) was published in translation twice in Germany, and the boys' magazine "Der Gute Kamerad" published in 1896 11th year, in which Karl May also received his.
Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (6 January 1832 – 23 January 1883) was a French artist, as a printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings, especially those illustrating classic books, including 241 illustrating the Bible. These achieved great international success, and he is the best-known artist in this printmaking technique, although his role was normally as the designer only; at the height of his career some 40 block-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also signing the image.
- Creator:Gustave Doré (Painter, Artist)
- Attributed to:Gustave Doré (Illustrator)
- Dimensions:Height: 3.71 in (9.4 cm)Width: 5.71 in (14.5 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
- Style:Modern (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1955
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:EINDHOVEN, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU9046239074542
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