Divine Comedy, Geryon - Original Wood Engraving by Gustave Doré
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Original wood engraving by Gustave Doré 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 Doré.
Original wood engraving by Gustave Doré for the Divine Comedy, from the large folio edition of Dante's L'Enfer published by Hachette in Paris (first edition 1861; the same blocks were reprinted in later years). 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 Doré.
It retains the thin protective tissue, printed with the corresponding line: "Alors ma terreur redoubla à l'aspect de l'abîme" (L'Enfer, ch. XVII / Inferno, c. XVII, v. 121).
Medium: Wood engraving
Artist / after: Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Date: 1861 or later printing
Source: L'Enfer by Dante Alighieri, Paris, Hachette (from 1861)
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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Original wood engraving by Gustave Doré 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 Doré.