Tag Archives: 1869

“Fidelity,” Briton Riviere, 1869

1869 illustration from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”

I’m puzzled by this piece — I think this is the work of Gustave Dore, but I can’t seem to confirm that.  My neophyte’s experience with art has shown me that some of Dore’s contemporaries appeared to illustrate with the same style.

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“Noon. Neighborhoods of Moscow.” Ivan Shishkin, 1869

Oil on canvas.

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Portrait of Arkhip Kuindzhi by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1869

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Depiction of a Ronin by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1869

Ukiyo-e woodwork illustration from Seichū Gishi Meimei Gaden (Illustrated Biographies of Truly Loyal Warriors).

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“Maternal Admiration,” William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1869

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“Andromeda,” Gustave Dore, 1869

Oil on canvas.

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