The first intimation that Gustave Dore was preparing designs for an Illustrated edition of the Bible was not favorably received by the public.

Juxtaposing his preliminary sketch for "Mysterious Island" (1961) with a Doré illustration for Chateaubriand's novel "Atala," he notes that he borrowed the log bridge in an homage.

Children’s books from a century or more ago enjoyed the work of some of the most prestigious illustrators of the time: everyone from Gustave Dore and Arthur Rackham to H.J. Ford and William ...