Gustave Doré1866

The Triumph of Mordecai

Compelled by the king's command, Haman leads Mordecai through the city on the royal horse, proclaiming the honor he had hoped to receive for himself (Esther 6). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Triumph of Mordecai by Gustave Doré depicting Esther 6:10
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Depicted passages

Esther 6:10-11Primary
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.

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