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Illustration by Gustave Dore for John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” 1866

“Satan Talks to the Council of Hell.”  Engraving.

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“The Gnarled Monster,” Gustave Dore, 1870

Engraving.

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“The Almighty hath not built Here for his envy.”

Here at least
we shall be free; the Almighty hath not built
Here for his envy, will not drive us hence:
Here we may reign secure, and in my choice
to reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.

— John Milton, Paradise Lost

 

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Illustration by Gustave Dore, 1866

Illustration of Canto 7 of Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno,” by Gustave Dore, 1892

The artist died in 1883.  The date above refers to the illustration’s publication by Cassell and Company in its 1892 edition of Dante’s Inferno.

The caption reads, “Now seest thou, Son!/ The souls of those, whose anger overcame. — Canto VII, Lines 118-119.”

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Illustration 6 for Miguel de Cervantes’ “Don Quixote,” Gustave Doré, 1863

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Illustration of Canto XIX of Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno,” Gustave Dore, 1857

Engraving.

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Illustration of Charon for Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno,” Gustave Dore, 1857

Engraving.  Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. “And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: ‘Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'” (Longfellow’s translation) “And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying “Woe to you, wicked spirits!”

 

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“Lucifer, the Fallen Angel,” Gustave Dore, 1866

Engraving for John Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”

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“Andromeda,” Gustave Dore, 1869

Oil on canvas.

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“Loch Lomond,” Gustave Dore, 1875

Oil on canvas.

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