Gustave Doré

Les Aventures du Baron de Munchausen - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Dorè - 1862

1862

Voyage où il vous plaira is an original modern rare book written by P.J. Stahl and Alfred De Musset and illustrated by Tony Johannot (9 November 1803 – 4 August 1852) in 1843. Original First Edition. Published by Hetzel, Paris. Format: large 8°. The book includes 170 pages with hundreds of illustrations (63 of them are full page woodcuts). Mint conditions. Tony Johannot (9 November 1803 – 4 August 1852). Johannot was a French engraver, illustrator and painter. His historical paintings were exhibited at the Paris Salon for the first time in 1831. He became an illustrator much prized for his elegance, his diversity, and the lively character of his drawings, which were converted to engravings either by himself or by such artists as Jacques Adrien Lavieille, Émile Montigneul, and Alfred Revel. He was praised by Théophile Gautier.

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