Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-30
DOre's BOyish Work.

he was eleven years old, he told me,
when he made his first drawing for
publication, but his first actual work, q
set Of caricatures of the Labors of
Hercules" was produced when he was
thirteen. AT the age of fifteen he was
a regular contributor to host of cheap
illustrated publications, "in France,
Germany, Russia, Poland, and 1 know
not where else beside" he added, laugh
ing. Two years later he issued his
" Wandering jew" probably the most
remarkable series of illustrations ever
conceived and executed by boy of
seventeen. In those early days he used
to make sometimes as many as three or
four drawings day, for each of which
he charged>iive francs. 1t was the PEE
Rod OF cheap novels. issued in mum
bers, in newspaper form, at ten and
twelve cents the number, and his facile
pencil was called into play to illustrate
the works of writer's long ago forgot
ten, such as Alphonso Brot," the bib
liophile Jacob" etc., etc. Sometimes
lie was not paid for his work often it
was not even signed. Then again he
would execute series OF drawings for
some publication that would perish be-
fore reaching half dozen numbers,
and so his work would be lost. l told
him of an American admirer who once
tried to form collection of these ear
ller efforts of his genius. He laughed
at the idea, aud said that to form any
thing like complete one would be i'm
possible, as he did not possess one him
self, nor would it be possible now to
find many of the light, ephemeral pub
locations i'll which they had appeared.
Moreover" he said, "there are toe
many of them. In the first eleven
years of my artistic career must have
produced, not hundreds, but thousands
Of illustrations"
He then spoke of one of his earliest
works, a "Comic History of Russia, ="
namely, series of caricatures pub
lished during the Crimean war, and af
terward prohibited by the Government
This work has become extremely rare,
so much so that Dore only possesses
one copy of it himself, and that is in a
very bad condition. 81 wish" said l,
" M. Dore, that you would make an
exhibition OF your collected works. "
" Madam" he replied, laughing, they
would reach from here to Vincennes If
they were set side by side. would
have to engage the Palais dc rIndustrie
to hold my exhibition in" He then told
me that he had in his possession whole
boxes full of unpublished illustrations
and completed drawings that have never
yet been shown to the public.
Some joking remark was made re-
specting the great artists persistent
celibacy. "Ah." he replied, II have
been too lazy to marry, and now am
too old am forty. Besides, have
leen so happy in my family relations
that l have had no inclination for mat
rimony." He alluded, 1 believe, to his
mother, who is still living and to whom
he has always been most tenderly de-
voted. From something that he let
fall l was led to imagine that he has a
vague idea of visiting the United States
at no very distant date, and that &c.
ries of illustrations of American life
would be the result of his journey did
he ever undertake it. Niagara and the
wonderful scenery Of the Yellowstone
would afford congenial subjects for his
pencil.-Paris Letter to Philadelphia
Telegraph.
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