ARRIVAL OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN AT THE INN 1885 Gustave Doré ANTIQUE ENGRAVING

Original 9 3/4 inch x 7 5/8 inch Engraving titled ARRIVAL OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN AT THE INN.

”The fainting figure falls powerlessly over the side of the horse, and is supported by the Samaritan, who is lifting his burden to the ground. The master of the inn - a venerable old man - comes down the steps, with an action of surprise and compassion; and a female figure looks on from above over the massive stone parapet.”

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.

Engraved by Adolphe Gusman (1821 - 1905). Wood-engraver, draughtsman and poet, born in Paris and best known for his prints after Gustave Doré .

From Doré’s illustrated edition of the Bible 1866.

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.