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A Costumed Actor in Front of a Curtain
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A Costumed Actor in Front of a Curtain

Date unknown

Medium

Pen and black ink, graphite, heightened with white

Dimensions

7 3/16 x 5 1/2 in. (18.3 x 14 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Gustave Doré

1832–1883France

French illustrator, painter and sculptor, best known for his illustrations of epic literature, such as those by Dante, Cervantes, Hugo, and Milton, as well as contemporary texts, such as those by Balzac. In 1872, he began to record the conditions of London slums. These engravings are rich in dramatic detail and show a harsh and nightmarish world. His work influenced that of Van Gough and later, the Symbolists. French artist. Comment on works: genre, Portraits