The Neophyte (Le Néophyte)

Artist Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)

Date1880

DimensionsOverall: 26 1/8 x 31 3/8 in. (66.4 x 79.7 cm);
Image: 23 3/8 x 28 3/4 in. (59.3 x 73 cm);
Platemark: 27 1/8 x 32 in. (68.9 x 81.2 cm);
Mount: 33 1/8 x 43 7/8 in. (84.1 x 111.5 cm)

MediumEtching on chine collé

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineGift of Oliver Chamberlain

Object number

1984.96

Not on View

Published Referencescf. Beraldi, Henri. Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle, Vol. VI., Paris 1885-92, pp. 26-27. cat. no. 34. cf. Leblanc, Henri. Catalogue de l'oeuvre complet de Gustave Doré. Paris, 1931, p. 512, no. 34. cf. Renonciat, Annie. La vie et l'oeuvre de Gustave Doré. Paris, 1983, pp. 170-171 (for info. on ptg The Neophyte) cf. Favière, Jean, et al. Gustave Doré 1832-1883, Strasbourg, 1983, pp. 101-104, cat. nos. 64-68; p. 159, cat. no. 151; p. 320.Exhibition HistoryFrench Prints from the TMA, Feb 18 - May 15, 2005.

Toledo Museum of Art, Prints and Authors from the Time of Manet, September 13, 2012-January 13, 2013.