Gustave Doré1866
Jonathan Destroys the Temple of Dagon
Pursuing his enemies, Jonathan sets fire to the temple of Dagon at Azotus and burns it together with those who had fled inside (1 Maccabees 10). 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.