Gustave Doré1866

The Egyptians Drown in the Sea

At dawn the sea returns to its place over Pharaoh's chariots and horsemen, and the army that had pursued Israel is swept away beneath the waves (Exodus 14). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Egyptians Drown in the Sea by Gustave Doré depicting Exodus 14:27
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.