Gustave Doré1866

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down

When the people raise a great shout at the sound of the trumpets, the walls of Jericho collapse to their foundations, and Israel takes the city (Joshua 6). A wood engraving from Gustave Doré's La Grande Bible de Tours (1866).

The Walls of Jericho Fall Down by Gustave Doré depicting Joshua 6:20
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.