Art

Characters in Illustration

Classic nineteenth-century illustrations of Dumas's most famous characters, many by Maurice Leloir, whose 1894 illustrated edition of The Three Musketeers remains one of the most celebrated.

Illustration of Aramis, Athos, d'Artagnan, and Porthos by Maurice Leloir — Aramis, Athos, d'Artagnan & Porthos From The Three Musketeers The four "inseparables," arm in arm — one of the most reproduced images from Maurice Leloir's 1894 illustrated edition of the novel.

Illustration of the four musketeers dueling Jussac and the Cardinal's Guards — The Duel Against the Cardinal's Guards From The Three Musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d'Artagnan cross swords with Jussac and the Cardinal's Guards — the fight that cements their friendship.

Illustration of d'Artagnan standing guard with Porthos and Aramis — D'Artagnan, Porthos & Aramis From The Three Musketeers D'Artagnan stands guard alongside Porthos and Aramis, illustration by Maurice Leloir.

Illustration of Porthos showing off his embroidered baldric — Porthos From The Three Musketeers Porthos shows off his magnificently embroidered baldric — vanity and charm in equal measure, by Maurice Leloir.

Illustration of the execution of Milady de Winter — Milady de Winter From The Three Musketeers The novel's icy, brilliant antagonist meets her end — one of the most dramatic scenes in the book, illustrated by Maurice Leloir.

Illustration of Edmond Dantès — Edmond Dantès From The Count of Monte Cristo The wrongly imprisoned sailor who reinvents himself as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo.

Illustration of the arrest of Edmond Dantès — The Arrest of Edmond Dantès From The Count of Monte Cristo Dantès is seized on the eve of his wedding, framed as a Bonapartist conspirator — the injustice that sets the entire novel in motion.

Illustration of Dantès in his dungeon cell at the Château d'If — Dantès in the Dungeon From The Count of Monte Cristo Fourteen years of solitary confinement in the Château d'If, before Abbé Faria's arrival changes everything.

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