Gustave Doré1866

The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah

As Isaac walks out in the field toward evening, he looks up and sees the approaching camels, and Rebekah alights to meet the husband chosen for her (Genesis 24). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Meeting of Isaac and Rebekah by Gustave Doré depicting Genesis 24:62
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

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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.