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Dark engraving of a man in a long coat climbing steps toward a skeleton holding a pole, beside barred gates and a pale ghostly figure.

Rue de la Vieille lanterne [The Suicide of Gérard de Nerval]

A dark engraving shows a man in a long coat climbing a stone staircase beside barred gates, while a skeletal figure with a long pole looms above him. A pale spectral form and a crowd of ghostly figures glow in the upper left.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1855
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2776 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1855; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Rue de la Vieille lanterne (El suicidio de Gérard de Nerval)

Un oscuro grabado muestra a un hombre con abrigo largo subiendo una escalera de piedra junto a puertas enrejadas, mientras una figura esquelética con una larga vara se cierne sobre él. Una forma pálida y espectral y una multitud de figuras fantasmales brillan en la parte superior izquierda.

Português: Rue de la Vieille lanterne (O suicídio de Gérard de Nerval)

Uma gravura escura mostra um homem de casaco comprido subindo uma escada de pedra ao lado de portões gradeados, enquanto uma figura esquelética com uma longa vara paira acima dele. Uma forma pálida e espectral e uma multidão de figuras fantasmagóricas brilham no alto à esquerda.

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