Gustave DoréFrench, 1832–1883Apunte de muchacha
May one see it?
Unknown
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Spanish
Figura femenina, de cuerpo entero, con la mano derecha apoyada en la cadera y lo que podría ser un arma de fuego en la derecha.
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
Particulars
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Lázaro Galdiano Museum
- Image: Lázaro Galdiano Museum — In Copyright
Meanwhile, in the life of Gustave Doré
The whole life1848
Takes part in the Salon
In 1848 Doré becomes a participant in the Salon, where he exhibits his work.
1849
His father's death; living with his mother
Following his father's death in 1849 Doré continues to live with his mother, illustrating books until his death; he never marries.
1851
Illustrated stories of 1851
In 1851 two of Doré's “text comics” appear — “Trois artistes incompris et mécontents” and “Les Dés-agréments d'un voyage d'agrément”; they belong to a group of such works that includes “The Labours of Hercules” (1847) and “The History of Holy Russia” (1854).
1852
Breaking with the magazine and cheap editions
Four years after taking part in the Salon Doré breaks with the magazine and from then on works on the illustration of cheap editions.
