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Street Scene (recto); Sketches (verso) by Gustave Doré

Street Scene (recto); Sketches (verso)

Gustave Doré · 1843

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DETAILS
Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1843
Medium
pen and brown ink and gray wash with white (recto); graphite (verso)
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
France, 19th century
Credit line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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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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