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Rodolphe Bresdin

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Black and white print of a dense forest clearing with a camel, two resting travelers, twisted trees, ferns and clouds.

The Good Samaritan

1861

Etching of a nude woman bathing in a pond beside a seated skeleton on a rocky cliff, under a cloudy sky with birds.

Bathing Woman and Time

1857

Print of a skeleton standing near a woman bathing in a pond amid dense trees, rocks, and clouds.

Bathing Woman and Death

1857

Black and white print of a rocky gorge framed by trees and hanging vines, with a boat, a man with a staff, and birds.

First frontispiece for Fables and Fairy-Tales by Thierry-Faletans

1868

Monochrome print of an ornate Gothic house with turrets behind a fence, with cattle and sheep in the foreground under a dark

The Haunted House

1871

Etching of a gnarled tree with tangled bare branches, roots and small birds, rendered in dense black hatching on cream paper.

Branches

Black and white print of a gnarled forest with skeletons in trees, a cave opening, skulls on the ground, and a pond.

The Comedy of Death

1854

Fine-line etching of a crowded battle with mounted and foot soldiers, fallen figures, and a walled city on hills behind.

The Great Battle

c. 1883

Etching of a riverside marketplace with round sunshades under steep half-timbered houses and a cloudy sky.

Marketplace with Sunshades

1866

Etching of a village by a stream with half-timbered houses, fishermen in the water, a stone bridge and smoking chimneys.

Village by a stream

1820

Fine pen-and-ink style print of a crowd of tiny figures in a rocky gorge between towering cliffs under clouds.

Untitled (possibly Caesar and His Legions)

c. 1881

Etching of a dense forest with a camel and figures on the ground beneath tangled trees and ferns.

The Good Samaritan (Le Bon Samaritain)

1861

Etched frontispiece of a rocky gorge framed by trees and vines, with a boatman, a bearded man, and winged creatures.

Frontispiece

1878

Detailed black-and-white print of a marsh, forest, distant mountain and hilltop town beneath a cloudy sky.

The Towns Behind the Marsh

probably 1868

Etching of a stream winding through a rocky gorge with trees, cliffs, and a distant town under a swirling sky.

The Stream in the Gorge

1880

Dim interior with hanging provisions, a hearth, and a standing man beside a seated woman holding a child.

Flemish Interior

1873

Etching of a rustic cottage interior with a smoking man, a woman and children by the hearth, hanging meats and a bed.

Flemish Interior

1876/1880

Etching of a lake framed by dense forest trees, with distant spires and birds flying across the sky.

La Lac au Milieu de la Forêt (The Lake in the Middle of the Forest)

1849

Etching of a rider on horseback in a rocky wooded landscape, with a castle on a cliff and a church spire beyond.

The Knight's Return

1871

Etching of a town skyline with a church spire across a river, framed by dark trees and a timber building in the foreground.

City with Stone Bridge

1865

Small etching of a crumbling stone interior with an arched doorway, tree roots across rubble, and tiny figures at the edges.

Interior of a Farmhouse

1843

Etching of a river gorge with rowing boats, a stone bridge, cliffs, and a distant city under a dark sky.

The Distant City

1868

Pen and ink print of a thatched farm cottage with villagers, a horseman, and children in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Farm Cottage, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Black-and-white print of a dense forest with gnarled trees, a stream, and a seated Holy Family near a distant village.

The Holy Family at Rest Beside a Stream

1853

Etching of an ornate Gothic house with turrets and an iron gate, surrounded by animals and foliage under a dark sky.

The Enchanted House

1871

Etching of a gnarled tree beside a lake with mountains and hatched clouds, with small figures on the shore.

Lake in the Mountains, from Revue Fantaisiste

n.d.

Etching of a mounted rider with a lance crossing a stream in a steep rocky mountain gorge, with small figures to the right.

Rider in the Mountains

1866

Etching of a crowded harbor with tall ships, rowboats, a statue on a column, and Gothic spires in the distance.

My Dream

1883

Lithograph frontispiece of a dense forest, rocky gorge and waterfall, with a small boat and standing figure in the foreground

Frontispiece for Fables and Tales by Hippolyte de Thierry-Faletans

1868

Etching of a seated old man in a dim stone interior with arches and crosshatched shadows, with figures in the background.

Zittende oude man in interieur

1841

Dark etching of two peasants seated at a table in a dim interior, with baskets in the foreground.

Zittende boeren aan tafel in interieur

1832

Etching with five framed scenes: a dense forest, a village, figures in a clearing, a bare tree landscape, and a windmill.

Blad met vijf voorstellingen

1841

Small etching of a haloed Christ figure in a crowded interior with a kneeling woman at left and ornate architecture above.

Christus met man en vrouw in interieur

1843

Etching of an angel and a woman in a dense, hatched forest landscape with tangled trees and a path.

Engel en vrouw in landschap

1841

Etching of a shadowy forest brook flowing between rocks, with tall trees arching overhead.

The Brook in the Woods

1880

Etching of a dark, dense forest over a marsh pool, with a distant hilltop town beneath a glowing cloudy sky.

The Cities Beyond the Marsh

1868

Etching of a farmyard with a thatched cottage, a rider on horseback, sheep, a pond and figures under a cloudy sky.

The Farmyard

published 1861

Etching of a village by a river with half-timbered houses, a stone bridge, fishermen, grazing sheep, and a rowboat.

Entering a Village, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Black and white print of an ornate Gothic house behind an iron fence, with a shepherdess tending cattle and sheep in the fore

Huis met toren achter een hek en herderin met vee

1871

Etching of a jungle landscape with a large twisted tree, palms, a distant temple, faint mountains, a leaping deer and a bird.

Onvoltooid berglandschap met boom en dieren

1871

Etching of a dense forest with a seated woman, a child and a resting donkey at lower left, birds in the trees.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1871

Ornate title page for Le Réveil du Canada with an open Bible, architectural arch and columns, by Rodolphe Bresdin, 1871.

Titelprent met titel Le Réveil du Canada in omlijsting met architectuur ornamenten en opengeslagen bijbel

1871

Etching of a dense forest with a gnarled central tree, rocks, a tree stump, and tangled undergrowth in the foreground.

Boslandschap

1878

Engraved scene of a mounted commander on a white horse among dense Roman soldiers, with bare-chested captives at right under

Julius Caesar met het Romeinse leger en gevangenen

1878

Etching of a rocky ravine with a stream, a tall pine, dense trees and clouds above, by Rodolphe Bresdin, 1880.

Rotslandschap met beek en bomen

1880

Etching of a shaded stream flowing between tall trees and dense riverbank foliage, with a distant hill on the right.

Landschap met beek en bomen op oevers

1880

Etching of a fantasy harbor with crowded sailing ships, rowboats, spired buildings and a statue on a column under cloudy skie

Fantasielandschap met haven in stad en schepen

1883

Lithograph of a rocky ravine framed by dense trees and vines, with a boatman, an old man with staff, and an inscribed stone.

Titelprent met landschap en figuren uit fabels en verhalen in omlijisting

1868

Eerbetoon aan Georges Étienne Cartier

1874

Etching of a shaded stream winding between tall trees and reeds, with a distant house on the right bank.

The Water's Course

1888

Etching of a dense forest with a gnarled central tree, rocky boulders, and tangled undergrowth in the foreground.

The Forest of Fontainebleau

1880

Engraving of a mounted commander among armored soldiers with spears, beside naked prisoners under a swirling cloudy sky.

Caesar and His Prisoners

1878

Etching of a Holy Family seated by a pool beneath rocky cliffs, with a large tree on the right and clouds above.

The Holy Family beside a Pool

1865

Etching of a thatched farmhouse with a rider, horses, sheep and children in a muddy yard beside a pond.

Farmyard, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Etching of a skeletal death figure with a scythe beside a young mother and infant at a pond, among gnarled trees and rocks.

Death and the Young Mother, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Etching of bathers in a pool surrounded by rocky cliffs, trees, and swirling clouds over a distant valley.

Bathers in a Mountain Pool

1865

Etching of three figures bathing at a forest stream beneath tall palms, with a carved column and rocks at right.

The Bathers beneath the Palms

1871

Etching of a rocky landscape with a stream, a tall pine tree, dense foliage and cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Rocky Landscape

1880

Etching of a shaded creek winding between dense trees and undergrowth, with leaning trunks arching over still water.

The Creek

1880

Detailed monochrome print of a macabre forest with skeletons in trees, skulls on the ground, and a seated man beside a pond.

The Comedy of Death (La comédie de la mort)

1854

Etching of a seated woman with an infant and a man with a long pole beside a pool, with rocks, trees and clouds.

The Holy Family with Pole

1858

Ink print of a thatch-roofed farmhouse covered in birds, with sheep and figures wading in a pond in front.

The Thatch-Roofed Farmhouse, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Etching of a fishing port with a tall pointed belltower, timber houses, a canal, and a rowing boat under clouds.

Fishing Port with Pointed Belltower

1865

Etching of a turbaned rider on a galloping horse crossing a pool among steep, rocky mountains with figures on the right.

Oriental Rider in the Mountains

1866