Original Victorian Engraving Print Circa 1880 (Approx 148+ Years old) by the famous French Artist Gustave Dore - For François-René de Chateaubriand's 'Atala'

Antique  print, approaching 150+ years old. Freshly double mounted, backed and sealed. From 'Dore Gallery'.  This is an original 19th Century print from that publication, not to be confused with the modern reprinted versions widely available. Good overall condition, some yellowing of the paper, potentially some age spots, printing imperfections and watermarks we have provided numerous close up pictures of the print will receive, so the pictures are integral to the condition report and listing. This and the others come from a large private library and have been in the same family for a number of decades.  

Many other prints listed, we are happy to combine shipping where possible, just ask. 

Approx Size of Mount: 27cm x 32cm  Approx

Approx Visible Size of Print:18cm x 23cm Approx

Gustave Dore

Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré was a French artist, printmaker, illustrator, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor who worked primarily with wood engraving.

Atala 

Atala, ou Les Amours de deux sauvages dans le désert is an early novella by François-René de Chateaubriand, first published on 12 germinal IX (2 April 1801). The work, inspired by his travels in North America, had an immense impact on early Romanticism, and went through five editions in its first year. It was adapted frequently for stage, and translated into many languages.

Along with René, it began as a discarded fragment from a long prose epic the author had composed between 1793 and 1799, Les Natchez, which would not be made public until 1826. In 1802 both Atala and René were published as part of Chateaubriand's Génie du christianisme.

François-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who founded Romanticism in French literature. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany, Chateaubriand was a royalist by political disposition. In an age when a number of intellectuals turned against the Church, he authored the Génie du christianisme in defense of the Catholic faith. His works include the autobiography Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe ("Memoirs from Beyond the Grave"), published posthumously in 1849–1850.

Historian Peter Gay says that Chateaubriand saw himself as the greatest lover, the greatest writer, and the greatest philosopher of his age. Gay states that Chateaubriand "dominated the literary scene in France in the first half of the nineteenth century."