The Crusades — The Return — Gustave DORÉ — Prime for Subscribers of the Journal des Voyages

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Gustave Doré illustration for the series 'The Crusades', titled 'The Return', showing Crusaders weeping before a cross in a forest. Printed text at the bottom: 'One often remained for several years in uncertainty about the life or death of the Crusaders, and such a one would sometimes return, after a long absence, unrecognized by his own and finding them weeping for his loss.' Reverse: printed text 'POSTCARD' with a warning about correspondence on the front, and areas for correspondence and address.