Lot 240 - Auction 241

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), Adolphe Gusmand (1821-1905)Matrix for St. Peter baptizes the centurion Cornelius
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Gustave Doré (1832-1883), Adolphe Gusmand (1821-1905)


Matrix for St. Peter baptizes the centurion Cornelius


 


Metal plate (24.5 x 19.5 cm) mounted on a wooden support (height 2 cm). With original box.


Rare matrix for an illustration of the Holy Bible, signed by G. Doré and engraver Gusmand. Good condition.


The first edition of the Vulgate Bible with illustrations by Gustave Doré was published in 1866 by Maison Mame de Tours, a major French publishing house. This project brought together the best engravers of the time. Meeting with extraordinary success, it was printed in numerous editions in Europe and beyond in the following decades.


 

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