Gustave DoréFrench, 1832–1883Forêt des Alpes
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Where is “Forêt des Alpes” now? Collection: Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg, Strasbourg. Unknown.
Strasbourg, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 822
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg
- Image: Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg — © musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Gustave Doré
The whole life1870s
The engraving cycle “Versailles and Paris” and a history of Spain
In the 1870s Doré makes a cycle of engravings, “Versailles and Paris”, and illustrates an edition on the history of Spain.
1873
A trip to Scotland: schooling in watercolour
According to the Musée de Grenoble, Doré develops his expertise as a watercolourist during a trip to Scotland in 1873.
1874–1879
87 illustrations for the Divine Comedy for the publisher Wolff
In 1874–79 Doré draws 87 illustrations for the three-volume edition of Dante's “Divine Comedy” published by Maurice Wolff in St Petersburg.
15 January 1879 · Award
Officer of the Legion of Honour
23 January 1883
A fatal heart attack while working on Shakespeare
Doré dies of a heart attack in Paris following a short illness; at the time of his death he is working on illustrations for an edition of Shakespeare's plays.
23 January 1883
Died
