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The Valley of Tears (French: La Vallée de Larmes) is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Gustave Doré, from 1883. It is very large (413.5cm x 627cm). It was bought by the city of Paris in 1984 and is currently in the collection of the Petit Palais. It was one of a great number of works Doré completed on biblical themes. It was begun at the time of his mother’s death, and completed only very shortly before he himself died.
Petit Palais Paris Gustave Doré