Gustave Doré1866

The Death of Jezebel

At Jehu's command the queen Jezebel is thrown down from her window, and the dogs devour her in fulfillment of the word spoken by Elijah (2 Kings 9). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Death of Jezebel by Gustave Doré depicting 2 Kings 9:30
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.