Gustave Doré1866

The Ninth Plague. Darkness

At Moses' outstretched hand a thick darkness spreads over all the land of Egypt for three days, so that no one can see another or rise from his place (Exodus 10). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Ninth Plague. Darkness by Gustave Doré depicting Exodus 10:21
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Doré (1832–1883), La Grande Bible de Tours, 1866.Source

Depicted passages

Portrait of Gustave Doré

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.