Gustave Doré1866
Jacob Tends Laban's Flocks and Meets Rachel
At the well where the flocks are gathered, Jacob rolls away the stone and waters Laban's sheep, then meets the shepherdess Rachel and weeps for joy (Genesis 29). 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.