CASSELL'S DORE GALLERY Containing Two Hundred and Fifty Beautiful Engravings, Selected From the Dore Bible, Milton, Dante's Inferno, Dante's Purgatorio and Paradiso, Atala, Fontaine, The Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine, &c. &c. With Memoir of Dore, Critical Essay and Descriptive Letterpress. By Edmund Ollier. Presumed First Edition. Undated, circa 1870s. Published by Cassell & Company, Limited: London, Paris & New York. 13½" x 11" decorated cloth hardcover with gilt decoration, titles, and gilt edges all around. Illustrated with 250 full-page fine engravings. More than 350 pages in length.
Condition: VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION. Exterior as shown in photos. This very rare volume has been expertly restored by a professional book conservator. Rebacked with new cloth spine, original spine preserved and laid over. Firm binding. The text is clean and complete. No torn, loose or missing pages. All plates present (I personally collated the book). All of the plates look great. A grand example of this magnificent Dore collection.Description:
Many folio-sized, elaborately-decorated volumes featuring the engravings of Gustave Dore were published during the Victorian era, but none compare to CASSELL'S DORE GALLERY.
This gorgeous book contains 250 beautiful full-page engravings by Gustave Dore, selected from various books illustrated by Dore, such as the Dore Bible, Dante's Divine Comedy, Milton's Paradise Lost, Cervantes' Don Quixote, and others.
The Introduction by Edmund Ollier proclaims:
The object of this collection of Plates is to give some idea of the variety as well as power of M. Dore’s genius. Accordingly, several designs have been selected from eleven of the most important works illustrated by the great French artist – viz., the “Inferno,” “Purgatorio,” and “Paradiso” of Dante: Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” the Bible, “Don Quixote, “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,” Chateaubriand’s “Atala,” the Fables of La Fontaine, “The Legend of Croquemitaine,” and “The Fairy Realm.”The set of Two Hundred and Fifty Designs will be found to exhibit a great number of different styles, and an extraordinary range of invention, from the highest tragedy to the wildest burlesque. That the execution is, for the most part, equal to the conceptions, will probably be the judgment of all those who worthily explore this rich and wonderful territory.
For your interest and convenience, I have listed the titles of all 250 engravings featured in this collection. Further down the page, you can see a sampling of these amazing works of art. Please note that I have photographed the entire page so that you may see for yourself the cleanliness and condition of the plates.
I hope you’ll take a moment to have a look.
Plates Include:
Satan Approaching the Confines of the Earth - From Paradise Lost
The Wood of Blood in "Atala" - From Atala
Charon, the Ferryman of Hell - From The Inferno
Dante and Virgil in the Happy Valley - From The Purgatorio
The Deluge - From the Book of Genesis
Cain and Abel Offering Their Sacrifices - From the Book of Genesis
The Tributaries of the Mississippi - From Atala
The Threshold of Purgatory - From Purgatorio
Satan and Beelzebub - From Paradise Lost
The Death of Abel - From The Book of Genesis
The Fallen Angels On the Wing - From Paradise Lost
The Mississippi Savannahs - From Atala
The Martyrdom of St. Stephen - From Purgatorio
The Dove Sent Forth From the Ark - From The Book of Genesis
Dante and the Spirits of the Moon - From Paradiso
Dante in the Gloomy Wood - From the Inferno
The Confusion of Tongues - From the Book of Genesis
The Forests on the Banks of the Mississippi - From Atala
Satan in Counsel - From Paradise Lost
The Angels in the Planet Mercury - From Paradiso
Abram Journeying into the Land of Canaan - From the Book of Genesis
Chactas and Atala - From Atala
Pia in Purgatory - From Purgatorio
The Rebel Angels Summoned to the Conclave - From Paradise Lost
The Vultures and the Pigeons - From Lafontaine's Fable
Abraham and the Three Angels - From the Book of Genesis
Chactas Seeking for the Graves of Father Aubry and Atala - From Atala
Satan At the Gates of Hell - From Paradise Lost
Dante's Vision of Leah - From Purgatorio
Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert - From the Book of Genesis
Dante and His Guide - From Inferno
The Burial of Sarah - From the Book of Genesis
The Vision of the Empyrean - From Paradiso
The Burial of Atala - From Atala
Rebekah At the Well - From the Book of Genesis
The Seventh Evening in Eden - From Paradise Lost
Atala and Chactas Crossing a River - From Atala
The Buyers and Sellers Driven Out of the Temple - From Luke, xix.45, 46
Dante, Virgil, and Cato of Utica - From Purgatorio
Daniel in the Den of Lions - From Daniel, vi. 18-22
The Giant Antaeus - From Inferno
Jacob Keeping Laban's Flocks - From the The Book of Genesis
The Fire in the Forest - From Atala
Cyrus Restoring the Vessels of the Temple - From Ezra, i. 7,8
The Vision of the Sixth Heaven - From Paradiso
The Crown of Thorns - From Matthew 27, 27-29
The First Approach of the Serpent - From Paradise Lost
The Procession of the Elders - From Purgatorio
The Children Destroyed by Bears - From Kings ii., 23,24
The Camp Fire of Atala and Chactas - From Atala
The Escape of David Through the Window - From I Samuel xix.
The Fall of the Rebel Angels - From Paradise Lost
The Boat of Souls - From Purgatorio
A Flight and Pursuit in Hell - From Inferno
Solomon - From Proverbs, i. 4
Dante and the River of Lethe - From Purgatorio
Satan's Flight Through Chaos - From Paradise Lost
The Burial of Atala - From Atala
The Hermit Preaching in the Woods - From Atala
Jesus and His Disciples in the Corn-Field - From Mark ii. 23-27
The Burial of Atala - From Atala
Deborah - From Judges
The War In Heaven - From Paradise Lost
The Punishment of Gluttony - From Inferno
Jesus Blessing the Children - From Mark x. 14-15
The Rest in the Forest - From Atala
Abdiel and Satan - From Paradise Lost
Moses Breaking the Tables of the Law - From Exodus, xxxii. 19,20
The Punishment of the Simonists - From Inferno
Jesus Walking on the Sea - From John, 17-21
The Niagara Above the Falls - From Atala
The Death of Samson
Dante and Pope Adrian V - From Purgatorio
The Spirit of Filippo Argenti - From Inferno
Job and His Friends - From the Bible
The Deep Mid-Forest - From Atala
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - From the Book of Genesis
The Conference with the Angel Raphael - From Paradise Lost
The Spirits in Jupiter - From Paradiso
The Roman Widow and the Emperor Trajan - From Purgatorio
The Child Moses On the Nile - From Exodus ii.
The Furies Before the Gate of Dis - From Inferno
Ithuriel and Zephon - From Paradise Lost
David and Jonathan - From I Samuel xx
The Burial Ground in the Fir-Forest - From Atala
The Vision of the Golden Ladder - From Paradiso
Marco Lombardo - From Purgatorio
Jacob Going Into Egypt - From the Book of Genesis
The Toilet in the Desert - From Atala
Satan In Paradise - From Paradise Lost
Abishai Saving the Life of David - From 2 Samuel xxi. 16,17
The Heavenly Choir - From Paradiso
The Punishment of Flatterers - From Inferno
The Perilous Pass - From Purgatorio
The Creation of Fish and Birds - From Paradise Lost
Satan Smitten By Michael - From Paradise Lost
The Slaughter of the Sons of Zedekiah - From 2 Kings xxv. 1-7
The Torture of the Fiery Rain - From Inferno
The Vision of the Cross - From Paradiso
The Widow's Mite
Tigris, at the Foot of Paradise - From Paradise Lost
Charles Martel - From Paradiso
Don Quixote in His Library
Scenery on the Mississippi
The Grasshopper and the Ant
The People Mourning Over Jerusalem
Sancho Tossed in a Blanket - From Don Quixote
Mitaine and Oghris - From The Legend of Croquemitaine
Ser Brunetto
The Hen With the Golden Eggs
Baron Munchausen - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Satan Overlooking Paradise - From Paradise Lost
Daniel Interpreting the Writing On the Wall - From Daniel v.
The Singing of the Blessed - From Paradiso
The Princess and the Fairy Spite - From The Fairy World
The Coming of Raphael - From Paradise Lost
The Conversion of St. Paul
The Antics of Don Quixote - From Don Quixote
Fortune and the Little Child
The Gnarled Monster - From The Legend of Croquemitaine
The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones - From Ezekiel xxxvii
Farinata Degli Uberti - From Inferno
The Enchantment of Don Quixote - From Don Quixote
Puss In Boots
The Little Fish and the Fisherman
Beatrice and Dante Rising to the Fifth Heaven - From Paradiso
The Last Supper
The Stealing of Sancho's Ass - From Don Quixote
The Corpse Candles - From The Legend of Croquemitaine
The Monkey and the Dolphin
Daniel
The Stygian Lake - From Inferno
Saint Peter Delivered from Prison - From Acts of the Apostles
A Submarine World - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventure of the Enchanted Bark - From Don Quixote
Chactas A Captive
Amos
Plutus - From Inferno
The Mourners for Durandarte - From Don Quixote
The Spirits of the Envious - From Purgatorio
Michah Exhorting the Israelites
The Angelic Wreaths - From Paradiso
The Peacock Complaining to Juno
Charlemagne's Vision - From The Legend of Croquemitaine
The Approach to the Enchanted Palace - From the legend of "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood"
The Battle of the Angels - From Paradise Lost
The Council Held By the Rats
Jesus Healing the Sick Man of the Palsy - From Matthew ix. 2-7
The Mock Serenade - From Don Quixote
Little Red Riding Hood
Elijah Nourished by an Angel - From I Kings xix. 4-8
The Fall of the Rebel Angels - From Paradise Lost
The Spare Bed at the "Crocodile" - From The Legend of Croquemitaine
Don Quixote Setting Out On His Adventures - From Don Quixote
The Lovers in the Moonlit Forest - From Itala
A Troop of Spirits in Purgatory - From Purgatorio
Christ Mocked - From Matthew xxvii. 27-31
The Panther in the Desert - From Inferno
Jesus Stilling the Tempest - From Mark 4
The Palace of Sleep - From the legend of The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
Jehu's Companions Finding the Remains of Jezebel - From 2 Kings ix
The Fox and the Grapes
A Nocturnal Discourse - From Don Quixote
The Storm in the Forest - From Itala
The Prince Approaching the Palace of Sleep - From the legend of The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
The Rising of the Waters - From Paradise Lost
The Resurrection of Lazarus - From John 11
The Hermit on the Mountain - From Atala
Beatrice and Virgil - From Inferno
Saint Paul Rescued from the Multitude - From Acts xxi. 30-36
Death of Athaliah - From 2 Chronicles xxiii 15
The Burden of Pride - From Purgatorio
Adam and Eve - From Paradise Lost
The Prince in the Banqueting Hall - From the legend of The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
Don Quixote's Madness - From Don Quixote
The Vision of Death - From the Book of Revelation
The Evening Meal In Paradise - From Paradise Lost
Mourning by Moonlight - From Atala
The Hare and the Frogs
Don Quixote and Sancho Setting Out - From Don Quixote
Saint Stephen - Acts 7
The Mouth of Hell - From Paradise Lost
The Lion and the Rat
Ezra in Prayer
The Divided Horse - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Dead Christ
The Vigil by the Grave - From Atala
The Adventure of the Fulling Mills - From Don Quixote
The Seven-League Boots
The Wolf Turned Shepherd
Paolo and Francesca - From Inferno
Dante and the Eagle - From Purgatorio
The Descent of the Spirit - From Acts of the Apostles
The Gathering of Waters - From Paradise Lost
Don Quixote Moralising on Ingratitude - From Don Quixote
Saul and the Witch of Endor - From I Samuel xxviii
The Indian Mother and Her Dead Child - From Atala
The Valiant Charge - From Don Quixote
The Dwelling of the Ogre
The Creation of Birds - From Paradise Lost
The Mad Cloak - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Stag Viewing Himself in the Stream
Jephthah's Daughter Coming to Meet Her Father - From Judges xi
The Return of the Ark to Beth-Shemesh - From I Samuel vi. 13
The Old Woman and Her Servants
The Judgment of Solomon - I Kings iii
A Voyage to the Moon - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Beaten Knight and His Squire - From Don Quixote
The Plague of Darkness - From The Book of Genesis
The Break of Morning - From Purgatorio
The Egyptians Urge Moses To Depart - From Exodus xii
The Countryman and the Serpent
Boaz and Ruth
Munchausen Among the Brigands - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventure With the Windmills - From Don Quixote
The Strange Nations Slain by the Lions of Samaria - From 2 Kings xvii
Samson Destroying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass - Judges xv
Tircis and Amaranth
Babylon Fallen - From the Book of Revelation
The Eagle and the Magpie
The Plague of Jerusalem - From I Chronicles xxi
A Lucky Escape - From The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Milkmaid and the Milkpail
The Angel Showing Jerusalem to Saint John - From the Book of Revelation
The Light in the Wood
The Maiden
Christ and the Tribute Money - From Matthew xxii
The Don's Misadventure - From Don Quixote
The Coming of the Boat - From Purgatorio
Jesus and the Woman of Samaria - From John iv
The Disguised Wolf - From "Little Red Riding Hood"
The Two Adventurers and the Talisman
Jesus Falling Beneath the Cross -
Minos - From Inferno
The Ninth Heaven - From Paradiso
Mary Magdalene Repentant
The Tempest of Hell - From Inferno
The Don Decieved - From Don Quixote
The Oyster and Its Claimants
The Erection of the Cross - From Luke xxiii
Dante's Ancestor - From Paradiso
The Enchanted Castle - From Don Quixote
The Tortured Lovers - From Inferno
The Return of the Prodigal Son - From Luke xv
The Angelic Guide - From Purgatorio
Arrival of the Good Samaritan at the Inn - From Luke x
The Two Goats
Lazarus at the Rich Man's House - From Luke xvi
Sancho and the Duchess - From Don Quixote
The Pharisee and the Publican - From Luke xviii
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