Gustave DORÉ (1832-1883) Study for Macbeth Ink wash and gouache Bears the Gustave Doré studio stamp lower right right 49 x 39 cm. Gustave Doré began illustrating the works of William Shakespeare in the 1860s. His most notable work was published in 1870 by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin in London, in a deluxe edition of the complete works published by. This project included illustrations for several famous Shakespeare plays, such as "King Lear", "The Tempest", "Hamlet", and others. Gustave Doré's dramatic intensity, his taste for the supernatural and his mastery of chiaroscuro make him a natural for illustrating the immortal bard's work.

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