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Descriptive Catalogue of Pictures by M. Gustave Doré
1875Best.-Nr. 153737London: Doré Gallery 1875. Softcover. G- Ex-art library with label on back cover and few marks; cover is moderately soiled; book was folded at least once; pages are clear. Light turquoise paper wraps 24 pp. no illus. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition of 21 pictures rendered by French artist Gustave Doré 1832-1883. This booklet lists the 21 titles. 12 have annotations: "Christ Leaving the Praetorium" which must have been a feature showing at 30 feet by 20 feet and is much written about it here; "Paolo and Francesca da Rimini;" "Andromeda Chained to the Rock;" "Evening in the Alps;" "The Massacre of the Innocents;" "The Soldiers of the Cross;" "The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism;" "Christian Martyrs: Reign of Diocletian;" "The Night of the Crucifixion Les Tenebres;" "The Neophyte First Experience of the Monastery;" "Le Tapis Vert Gambling at Baden-Baden;" and "The Dream of Pilate's Wife." Sadly no illustrations appear here. 12. Doré Gallery paperback
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