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SINBAD AMONGST THE SERPENTS
£45.00
Original 8 5/8 inch x 5 7/8 inch Engraving SINBAD AMONGST THE SERPENTS.
”In this picture is powerfully rendered the horror of the situation in which, Sinbad, the sailor, found himself after being deposited by a monstrous bird in “a very deep valley, encompassed by mountains, that seemed to reach above the clouds, and so steep that there was no possibilty of getting out of the valley”. This was the Valley of Diamonds.”
Illustration by Gustave Doré (1832 – 1883). The most popular and successful French book illustrator of the middle of the 19th century. Doré became widely known for his illustrations to such books as Danté’s Inferno (1861), Don Quixote (1862), and the Bible (1866), and he helped to give European currency to the illustrated book of large format. He was so prolific that at one time he employed more than forty wood engravers. His work is characterized by an eclectic mix of Michelangelesque nudes, northern traditions of sublime landscape, and a highly spirited love of the grotesque and bizarre.
This edition from Cassell’s ‘Doré Gallery’ published in 1885.
Page size 12 1/4 inch x 9 1/8 inch
The engraving is in very good condition. Reverse side blank.
Availability: 1 in stock
