Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Doré, Paul Gustave

DORÉ (dō-rā), PAUL GUSTAVE, a French draughtsman and painter; born in Strassburg, Jan. 6, 1833. He studied at Paris, contributing, when only 16 years of age, comic sketches to the “Journal pour Rire.” He distinguished himself greatly as an illustrator of books. His illustrations of “Rabelais,” of Perrault's “Tales,” Sue's “Wandering Jew,” Dante's “Divina Commedia,” and Cervantes's “Don Quixote,” displayed a great fertility of invention. His illustrations of the Bible, of Ariosto's “Orlando Furioso,” and Milton's “Paradise Lost,” are also of high excellence. As a painter he had grandeur of conception and a bold expressive style. Among his chief works are “Christ leaving the Prætorium,” “Paolo and Francesca di Rimini,” “The Flight into Egypt,” etc. In later years Doré also won fame as a sculptor. He died Jan. 23, 1883.