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Spain ... Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Translated by J. Thomson

Doré, Gustave, THOMSON, John - F.R.G.S, DAVILLIER, Jean Charles - Baron · 1876 · Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle · 236 pictures

An English translation by J. Thomson of Baron Charles Davillier's account of travels in Spain, published by Sampson Low in London in 1876 for Victorian armchair travellers, with 237 wood-engraved illustrations by Gustave Doré. Scenes cover church interiors, bullfights, village markets and armed crowds, drawn with dense crosshatching, strong backlighting and figures massed in deep receding groups.

British Library · HMNTS 10160.i.1. · Digitised by the British Library with Microsoft · No known copyright restrictions (public domain)