"Roland et Roncevaux", original watercolor and pencil on paper, signed lower left, paper size apprx 25-1/4" x 19-1/8", 61.5 cm x 48.5 cm. This work comes from the Raton Estate in Paris. Backing board has gallery tag, "des Ateliers Souty, Paris".
Also known as Gustave Louis Christophe Paul Doré, Gustave became famous for his illustrations and engravings in Paris and his commissions included work by Rabelais, Balzac and Dante. In 1853 Gustave was asked to illustrate the works of Lord Byron.
25,000/50,000
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