Gustave Doré1866

Moses Strikes the Rock at Horeb

At the Lord's word Moses strikes the rock at Horeb with his staff, and water gushes out to give the thirsting people drink (Exodus 17). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

Moses Strikes the Rock at Horeb by Gustave Doré depicting Exodus 17:5
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.