Gustave Doré1866

The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians

When the Arameans boast that the Lord is only a god of the hills, Israel's small force routs their vast army on the plain, fulfilling the prophet's word (1 Kings 20). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Israelites Slaughter the Syrians by Gustave Doré depicting 1 Kings 20:26
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.