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Gustave Dore, a signed handwritten letter thanking a recipient only referred to as "Clarke" and thanking him/her for something in relation to the Daily Telegraph, perhaps a review or the publication of one of the artist's works. The letter is undated but is marked with the legend "Mardi" for Tuesday. It comes with a partial key to the content.. 20.5 x 13.5 folded size.
Footnote: Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré, was a French artist, as a printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravings, especially those illustrating classic books, including 241 illustrating the Bible. These achieved great international success, and he is the best-known artist in this printmaking technique, although his role was normally as the designer only; at the height of his career some 40 block-cutters were employed to cut his drawings onto the wooden printing blocks, usually also signing the image Credit: Wikipedia
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