Gustave Doré (illustrator) - Doré’s illustrations for “Don Quixote”
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His Don Quixote from its first to its last page [is] a marvel of imagination, poetry, sentiment, and sarcasm. . . . People still speak of it only as Dors Don Quixote. Life and Reminiscences of Gustave Dor
Dor himself had something of Quixotes chivalry and spent an arduous life drafting impossible dreams; he knew fame as well as pain, disillusionment, and failure. At age 30 he was ready for Quixote and prepared to realize his dream of illustrating the worlds great books.
Dor never became the painter he yearned to be, but he came very close to realizing his desired intimacy with the classics. His sympathy with Cervantes satire was so close that, of the numerous Quixote interpretations by many outstanding artists, Dors has become the standard. The French translation of Cervantes that Dor illustrated is forgotten; here is the memorable remnant of that work all 120 full-page plates, plus a selection...
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