Gustave Doré1866
Judas Maccabeus before the Army of Nicanor
Judas Maccabeus draws up his small force against the great army of Nicanor, and in the battle that follows the enemy is broken and Nicanor himself is slain (1 Maccabees 7). 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.