Gustave Doré1866
The Child Moses on the Nile
To save him from Pharaoh's decree, the infant Moses is placed in a basket of reeds and set among the rushes at the edge of the Nile (Exodus 2). 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.