« L'Enchanteur Merlin », 1878

by Gustave Doré (French illustrator & painter, 1832-1883)
Engraving for #OrlandoFurioso by Ludovico Ariosto (c. 1516), traduction A.J. Du Pays, Hachette, 1879

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« Ruggiero Riding The Hippogriff », c. 1878

by Gustave Doré (French illustrator & painter, 1832-1883)
Engraving for #OrlandoFurioso by #Ariosto (c. 1516), A.J. Du Pays, Hachette, 1888

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« Andrômeda », c. 1862

by Gustave Doré (French illustrator and painter, 1832-1883)
Plate #1 from "Andromède et Persée", Goupil et Cie éditeurs, 1862
Pen and lithography, 30 x 22 cm

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I think it’s probably the influence of neogothicism of the victorian period, and in particular the victorian use of dark colours and deep bays. And that association probably coalesced in the 30’s when the architectural thinking had shifted towards a more minimalist set of styles.

« Roger délivrant Angélique », 1819

by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French painter, 1780-1867)
After "Orlando Furioso" by l'Arioste, 1516
Oil on canvas, 147x190 cm, Paris

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