DORÉ Gustave (Strasbourg 1832 † 1883 Paris). Roland Furieux (Song n°XLI). 1879. Pen and black ink on pencil strokes, on wove paper, signed lower right. Preparatory drawing for the Roland Furieux: heroic poem by Arioste (translated by A.-J. du Pays, Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1879, p. 433). Captioned by the artist in pen, full-length: "Nothing equalled the fury of the battle that was going on / between Roland and Gradasse". (The text annotated by Doré is based on the older translation by Louis-Élisabeth de la Vergne, Count of Tressan). 18 x 12.8 cm. Condition B (sunstroke mark at the opening of an old montage; a small gap along the lower left edge; glue residue on the reverse).