Gustave Doré1866
Elijah Is Nourished by an Angel
Fleeing into the wilderness in despair, the exhausted Elijah is wakened by an angel who gives him bread and water for the long journey to Horeb (1 Kings 19). 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.