Gustave Doré1866

Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers

Joseph's brothers strip him of his ornamented robe and sell him to a passing caravan of Ishmaelite traders bound for Egypt (Genesis 37). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Joseph Is Sold by His Brothers by Gustave Doré depicting Genesis 37:23
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

Depicted passages

Genesis 37:23-28Primary
Portrait of Gustave Doré

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.

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