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"The Deluge", Frontispiece to Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs.
label QS:Len,""The Deluge", Frontispiece to Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs."
label QS:Lde,"„Die Sintflut“, Frontispiz zu Dorés illustrierter Bibelausgabe. Basierend auf der Geschichte der Arche Noah zeigt es Menschen und einen Tiger, die vergeblich versuchen, ihre Kinder und Jungen vor der Flut zu retten."
label QS:Lfr,""Le Déluge", Frontispice de l'édition illustrée par Gustave Doré de la Bible. Basé sur l'histoire de l'Arche de Noé, la gravure montre des humains et un tigre tentant en vain de sauver leur progéniture."
Date
English: The first edition was 1866. This edition is probably from about that time - may well be a first edition - but in any case is certainly not later than 1900 or so.
Source
English: The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testiments, According to the Authorised Version. With Illusrations by Gustave Doré. (Cassell / Company, Limited: London, Paris & Melbourne)
Author
Gustave Doré (1832–1883)  wikidata:Q6682 s:en:Author:Paul Gustave Doré q:en:Gustave Doré
 
Gustave Doré
Alternative names
Paul Gustave Doré, Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré
Description French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, lithographer and graphic artist
Date of birth/death 6 January 1832 Edit this at Wikidata 23 January 1883 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Strasbourg Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1844 Edit this at Wikidata–1883 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Paris Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q6682
English: The "Pannemaker" in the lower right refers to Adolphe François Pannemaker (1822-1900) one of Doré's assistants in turning his art into a full-fledged engraving, and a reasonably notable engraver in his own right.
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Adam Cuerden  
 
Description British
Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian
As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth 8 June 1979
Location of birth United States
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"The Deluge", Frontispiece to Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible. Genesis 8:3-4

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