File:Gustave Doré - Dante Alighieri - Inferno - Plate 9 (Canto III - Charon).jpg

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Alternative names	Paul Gustave Doré, Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré
Description	French painter, illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, lithographer and graphic artist
Date of birth/death	6 January 1832	23 January 1883
Location of birth/death	Strasbourg	Paris
Work period	1844 –1883
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q6682 VIAF: 41839207 ISNI: 0000000122786962 ULAN: 500013657 LCCN: n79089221 NLA: 35041510 WorldCat

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English: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. "And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: 'Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'" (Longfellow's translation) "And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying "Woe to you, wicked spirits!" (Cary's translation)

Français : Illustration par Gustave Doré de l'enfer de Dante (La Divine Comédie). Planche IX, Chant III : L'arrivée de Caron. «Là, je vis s'avancer vers nous, dans un esquif, / Un vieillard aux cheveux aussi blancs que la neige, / Qui criait « "Gare à vous, pervers esprits damnés !" ».

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Originally 1857

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[From the Title Page:]

Dante's Inferno
translated by
The Rev. Henry Francis Cary, MA
from the original of
Dante Alighieri
and illustrated with the designs of
M. Gustave Doré
New Edition
With Critical and Explanatory notes, Life of Dante, and Chronology
Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
New York, London and Paris

The book was printed c. 1890 in America.

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Čeština: Ilustrace Dantova Pekla od francouzského malíře Gustava Dorého. Zpěv III., příjezd Charónův: Mé oko, z proudu kterak loď se zvedá, v ní stařec stál, vlas zbělelo mu stáří, i vzkřikl na nás: „Hříšné duše, běda!“ (překlad Jaroslav Vrchlický)

Dansk: Gustave Dorés illustration til Dantes Helvede. Plade IX: Canto III: Charons ankomst.

Deutsch: Die Ankunft Charons, Illustration von Gustave Doré zum Inferno aus Dante Alighieris Göttlicher Komödie, 1857

English: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charon. "And lo! towards us coming in a boat / An old man, hoary with the hair of eld, / Crying: 'Woe unto you, ye souls depraved!'" (Longfellow's translation) "And, lo! toward us in a bark / Comes an old man, hoary white with eld, / Crying "Woe to you, wicked spirits!"

Español: Ilustración de Gustave Doré para el Inferno de Dante. Placa IX: Canto III: Llegada de Caronte. «Y entonces fue cuando a nosotros vi venir / en barco un blanco viejo por antiguo pelo / gritando: ¡Ay de vosotras, almas perversas!»

Français : Illustration par Gustave Doré de l’Enfer de Dante (La Divine Comédie). Planche IX, Chant III : L'arrivée de Charon. « Là, je vis s'avancer vers nous, dans un esquif, / Un vieillard aux cheveux aussi blancs que la neige, / Qui criait “Gare à vous, pervers esprits damnés !” ».

Italiano: Illustrazione di Gustave Doré per la Divina Commedia. L'incisione, a commento del canto terzo dell'Inferno vv. 82-84, rappresenta l'arrivo di Caronte: « Ed ecco verso noi venir per nave \ un vecchio, bianco per antico pelo, \ gridando: "Guai a voi, anime prave!" ».

Magyar: Gustave Doré illusztrációja Dante Isteni színjátékához: Kharón érkezése

Nederlands: Illustratie van Gustave Doré (1857) voor Dante's Inferno (eerste deel van De goddelijke komedie). Plaat IX: Canto III: Aankomst van Charon. Het onderschrift luidt (vertaald):
'En daar! naar ons komend in een boot.
Een oude man met haren zo wit als sneeuw,
Die uitroept "Wee jullie, verdoemde zielen"'

Português: Ilustração de Gustave Doré baseada na obra Divina Comédia de Dante Alighieri.

Македонски: Сцена од „Пеколот“ од Данте Аилигиери. Илустрација на Гистав Доре

Українська: Ілюстрація XI Гюстава Доре до Божественної Комедії Данте Аліґ'єрі, частина перша «Пекло»: пісня ІІІ: прибуття Харона.

বাংলা : ফরাসী চিত্রশিল্পী গুস্তাভ দোরের আঁকা ছবি—দান্তের নরক। নৌকার মাঝিটি হচ্ছে গ্রীক পুরাণে উল্লেখিত মৃত ও জীবিত মানুষদের পৃথক করার কাজে নিয়োজিত ক্যানন-এর প্রতিরূপ।

中文：古斯塔夫·多雷描绘的但丁《神曲》地狱篇第三首：这时，一个老人年逾古稀，须发皆白，驾着一叶扁舟迎面而来，他叫道：“你们该倒霉了，可恶的灵魂！”

中文（繁體）：古斯塔夫·多雷描繪的但丁作品《神曲》地獄篇第三首：這時，一個老人年逾古稀，鬚髮皆白，駕着一葉扁舟迎面而來，他叫道：「你們該倒霉了，可惡的靈魂！」

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