Gustave Doré1866
Matthias Appealing to Jewish Refugees
Mattathias calls out to all who are zealous for the law and the covenant to follow him, and they flee with their families into the wilderness (1 Maccabees 2). 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.