Gustave Doré1866
The Disobedient Prophet Is Slain by a Lion
Having disobeyed the Lord's command on his journey home, the man of God is met on the road by a lion that strikes him down and stands beside his body (1 Kings 13). 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.