Gustave Doré1866
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba
Drawn by his fame, the Queen of Sheba comes to test Solomon with hard questions, bringing camels laden with spices, gold, and precious stones (1 Kings 10). 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.