Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré (1832-1883) was an Alsacian artist, engraver and illustrator who worked primarily with wood and steel engravings and specialized in book illustrations. Born in Strasbourg, France, he began his artistic career in Paris when he was only 15 years old. His drawings and illustrations were groundbreaking and very popular, although he never won the acclaim of the artistic elite in France.

Doré is probably most famous for his depictions of numerous scenes from the Bible, but he also produced illustrations for many other books, including Milton, Dante, La Fontaine, Don Quixote, Baron Munchhausen, etc.