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Gustave
Doré
1832 — 1883
Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy
Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy
Born on
January 6, 1832
Died on
January 23, 1883
Country of birth
France
movements
Romanticism
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The Inferno, Canto 21
1861
The Inferno, Canto 15
1861
The Inferno, Canto 7
1861
The Inferno, Canto 5
1861
Paradiso, Canto 34
1868
1801
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Gustave Doré
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