Gustave Doré1866

Abraham Goes to the Land of Canaan

At the Lord's call Abraham leaves his country and kindred, setting out with his household and flocks toward the land of Canaan (Genesis 12). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Abraham Goes to the Land of Canaan by Gustave Doré depicting Genesis 12:1
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

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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.