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L'Apparition by Gustave Doré

L'Apparition

Gustave Doré · 1850

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DETAILS
Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1850
Medium
Brush and gray wash over black chalk
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
18 15/16 x 14 11/16 in. (48.1 x 37.3cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1962
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Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré was a prolific 19th-century French artist, best known for his dramatic wood-engraved illustrations that brought classic literature, from Dante to the Bible, to vivid life.

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