Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Opium Den

Never has squalor and degradation looked so cozy and appealing as in this opium den illustration by Doré.

Gustave Doré — from London, a Pilgrimage — 1872

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Kid said...

I have a copy of The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner with illustrations by Gustave Dore. Beautiful.

February 21, 2012 at 10:18 PM
MISS PEACH ~(^.^)~ said...

Dore was brilliant!!!! He did over 10,000 illustrations! Thank you for all your wonderful posts!

February 22, 2012 at 12:33 AM

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