Gustave Doré

French illustrator and painter (1832–1883)

† 1883 · Artists · Artist in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Musée d'Orsay, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 70 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago · Musée d'Orsay · National Gallery of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikidata

Life

Gustave Doré was born on January 6, 1832 in Strasbourg and died on January 23, 1883 in 7th arrondissement of Paris, aged 51. Recorded occupations: painter, illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, lithographer and graphic artist. Country of citizenship: France. Associated movements: Romanticism, Symbolism and Golden Age of Illustration. Fields of work: painting, visual arts, graphics and art of drawing. Notable works include “Andromeda”, “Enigma” and “Les Saltimbanques”. Educated at Lycée Charlemagne. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Order of Carlos III, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus and Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance.

At a glance

Born: January 6, 1832 · Strasbourg
Died: January 23, 1883 · 7th arrondissement of Paris
Age at death: 51
Citizenship: France
Occupations: painter, illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, lithographer, graphic artist
Movements: Romanticism, Symbolism, Golden Age of Illustration
Notable works: Andromeda, Enigma, Les Saltimbanques
Education: Lycée Charlemagne
Honours: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight Commander of the Order of Carlos III, Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Inheritance
Wikipedia editions: 70 languages
Signature licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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