Every step he nearer set, Oped the eyes of violet.” Illustration from ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ by Paul Gustave Doré (1832-1883). The prince about to awaken the Princess from her 100 year slumber with a kiss. From the book Fairy realm. A collection of the favourite old tales. Illustrated by the pencil of Gustave Dore by Tom Hood, (1835-1874); Gustave Doré, (1832-1883) Published in London by Ward, Lock and Tyler in 1866