Gustave Doré1866
Abishai Saves David's Life
In battle with the Philistines, the weary David is set upon by the giant Ishbi-benob until Abishai comes to his aid and strikes the foe down (2 Samuel 21). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).
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About Gustave Doré
1832-1883 · French
Paul Gustave Doré was a prolific French illustrator whose 241 wood engravings for "La Grande Bible de Tours" (1866) became the most influential visual interpretation of scripture of the 19th century.