Gustave Doré1866
People Mourn over the Destruction of Jerusalem
The holy city sits desolate and alone, once full of people, now weeping bitterly in the night with none to comfort her after her fall (Lamentations 1). 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.