Charles Perrault, Contes, Le Petit Poucet, "Le Petit Poucet, s'étant approché de l'ogre, lui tira doucement ses bottes" - Gravure originale sur bois debout, tirée sur chine et contrecollée sur vergé de Hollande
A light marginal dampstain, not affecting the design, as well as some foxing in the margin.
These illustrations of the Contes are considered the most successful of this text: Gustave Doré offers an unprecedented dramatic vision. With him, everything contributes to the dramatization of the tale, from the theatrical staging of the tableau to the smallest details that generate terrifying realism through the...
