The Doré Gallery, Gustave Doré, and Christ Leaving the Praetorium

Gustave Doré engraving of Christ Leaving the Praetorium exhibited at Doré Gallery, London, acquired by B. Selby Lowndes, 1878

The Doré Gallery at 35 New Bond Street, London, opened in 1874 to exhibit and publicise the work of French artist Gustave Doré (1832–1883). Doré’s engravings, paintings, and sculptures were internationally celebrated for their dramatic style and technical mastery.
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The gallery closed by the start of the First World War. In December 1878, the estate of B. Selby Lowndes purchased a major Doré engraving, Christ Leaving the Praetorium, from the Doré Gallery.

Portrait photograph of B. Selby Lowndes, Doré Gallery, London, 1878

Exhibition room in the Doré Gallery, New Bond Street, London, c.1878

Close-up detail of Gustave Doré engraving, purchased by B. Selby Lowndes from Doré Gallery, 1878

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