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Here the brute Harpies make their nest, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréHere the brute Harpies make their nest, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno), the first part of " The Divine Comedy" (La divina commedia) by Dante Alighieri
Mark thou each dire Erynnis, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréMark thou each dire Erynnis, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter the Erinyes: three hellish furies stain d with blood
I could not hear what terms he offer d them, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréI could not hear what terms he offer d them, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil land on the far bank of the river Styx
My teacher sage aware, thrusting him back, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréThen stretch d he forth hands to the bark; whereof my teacher sage aware, thrusting him back: " Away! down there To the other dogs!", c1890
Soon as both embark d, cutting the waves, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréSoon as both embark d, cutting the waves, goes on the ancient prow, more deeply than with others it is wont, c1890. Phlegyas ferries Dante
To the gate he came, and with his wand touch d it, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréTo the gate he came, and with his wand touch d it, whereat open without impediment it flew, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil pass through the gate of Dis
Not all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréNot all the gold, that is beneath the moon or ever hath been, of these toil-worn souls Might purchase rest for one, c1890. The damned struggling to push heavy weights uphill
Curs d wolf ! Thy fury inward on thyself prey, and consume thee!, c1890. CreatorCurs d wolf ! Thy fury inward on thyself prey, and consume thee!, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
Thy city heap d with envy to the brim, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréThy city heap d with envy to the brim, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, c1890. Creator: Gustave DorA©Then my guide, his palms expanding on the ground, thence filled with earth, rais d them, and cast it in his ravenous maw, c1890
I through compassion fainting, seem d not far from death, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréI through compassion fainting, seem d not far from death, and like a corpse fell to the ground, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
In its leaves that day we read no more, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréThe book and writer both were loves purveyors. In its leaves that day we read no more, c1890. Paolo and Francesca, the adulterous lovers
The stormy blast of hell with restless fury drives the spirits on, c1890. CreatorThe stormy blast of hell with restless fury drives the spirits on, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil, watching souls in torment
There Minos stands, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréThere Minos stands, grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all who enter, strict examining the crimes, gives sentence, and dismisses them beneath, c1890
Only so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréOnly so far afflicted, that we live desiring without hope, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
So I beheld united the bright school of him the monarch of sublimest song, c1890So I behold united the bright school of him the monarch of sublimest song, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
E en in like manner Adams evil brood, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréE en in like manner Adams evil brood, cast themselves one by one down from the shore, c1890. The dead crossing the river Styx to Hell
All hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréAll hope abandon, ye who enter here, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil enter Hell. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
I, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréI, who now bid thee on this errand forth, am Beatrice, c1890. Dante and Beatrice. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
He, soon as he saw that I was weeping, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréHe, soon as he saw that I was weeping, answer d, " Thou must needs another way pursue, if thou wouldst scape from out that savage wilderness", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil
Scarce the ascent began, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréScarce the ascent began, when, lo! a panther, nimble, light. And cover d with a speckled skin, appear d, c1890. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
In the midway of this our mortal life, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréIn the midway of this our mortal life, c1890. Dante in a wood. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
Portrait of Dante Alighieri, (c1890). Creator: Gustave DoréPortrait of Dante Alighieri, (c1890). Italian writer and poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) whose long narrative poem " The Divine Comedy" written in Italian c1308-1321
One of Gustave Dores Illustrations for The Ancient Mariner, c1870s, (c1950). Scene of desperate sailors on a becalmed ship, from Samuel Taylor Coleridges The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Water
Covent Garden Market-Early Morning, 1872. Artist: Gauchard BrunierCovent Garden Market-Early Morning, 1872. Scene at Covent Garden Market showing goods being unloaded from carts. Taken from London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore
Newgate-Exercise Yard, 1872. Artist: Heliodore Joseph PisanNewgate-Exercise Yard, 1872. View of prisoners excercising at Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, London. Taken from London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore
A Ball at the Mansion House, 1872. Artist: JournardA Ball at the Mansion House, 1872. Interior view of Mansion House in London during a ball. Taken from London: A Pilgrimage by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Dore
The Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. Artist: Heliodore Joseph PisanThe Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]
The Disguised Wolf, 1870. Artist: Adolphe Francois PannemakerThe Disguised Wolf, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]
The Countryman and the Serpent, 1870. Artist: Gauchard BrunierThe Countryman and the Serpent, 1870. The Farmer and the Viper. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]
The Wolf Turned Shepherd, 1870. Artist: Antoine Valerie BertrandThe Wolf Turned Shepherd, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]
The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Artist: Gustave DoreThe Seven-League Boots, c1870. Hop o My Thumb stealing the boots from the sleeping ogre in the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. From Cassells Dore Gallery, by Edmund Ollier
Victorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. Artist: Gustave DoreVictorian Derby at Tattenham Corner, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]
Finish of the Race, 1872. Artist: Adolphe Francois PannemakerFinish of the Race, 1872. From London: A Pilgrimage. With illustrations by Gustave Dore, by William Blanchard Jerrold. [London, 1872]
Mrs Grundy : portrait of a Londoner, 19th century (1956). A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential
Torre Nueva, Zaragoza, Spain, 1929. Illustration from the Apollo Volume IX, no 53, (May 1929)
Mons. Hugon De Sennecterre, 1923. Artist: Gustave DoreMons. Hugon De Sennecterre, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923
The Alhambra, Granada, southern Spain, 19th century. Artist: Gustave DoreThe Alhambra, Granada, southern Spain, 19th century. Fortress palace of the Moorish kings, built 13th- to 14th-century
Monasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain, 19th century. Artist: Gustave DoreMonasterio de las Huelgas, Burgos, Spain, 19th century. Monastery founded in 1180
Spanish gypsy, mid-late 19th century. Artist: BertrandSpanish gypsy, mid-late 19th century
Roman aqueduct, Merida, Spain, 19th century. Artist: Gustave DoreRoman aqueduct, Merida, Spain, 19th century. Built during the reign of Hadrian, (117-138 AD), Los Milagros (The Miracles) brought water to Merida from three miles away
Paul Gustave Dore, French artist, engraver and illustrator, 1877. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldPaul Gustave Dore, French artist, engraver and illustrator, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art
Paul Gustave Dore, French artist, (1912). Portrait of Dore (1832-1883), engraver and illustrator
Spaniards, 1886
Shepherd of Alava, Spain, 1886
Illustration from the novel Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, 1863. Artist: Gustave DoreIllustration from the novel Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, 1863. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow
History of Holy Russia. A great ball in the Winter Palace, 1854. Artist: Gustave DoreHistory of Holy Russia. A great ball in the Winter Palace, 1854. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow
History of Holy Russia. Nicholas I makes a speech before the Guards, 1854. Artist: Gustave DoreHistory of Holy Russia. Nicholas I makes a speech before the Guards, 1854. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow