Title

Jonah ejected onto dry land by the whale, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866

Caption

Jonah ejected onto dry land by the whale, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Doré (1832–1883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

Date

1866

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A19_154

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (4,7Mb) / 16,7in x 13,9in / 5014 x 4183 (300dpi)

Keywords

Silhouette Horizontal Outdoors Dusk Full Length Flying Lying On Side One Person Medium Group Of Animals One Man Only Animal Themes Tail Fin Sunlight Moody Sky Storm Rock Formation Power In Nature Sea Beach Wave Art And Craft Engraved Image Western Script Text Religion Dore Bible Religious Illustration La Grande Bible De Tours Gustave Dore 1866 Whale Spraying Splashing Bird Lunging Jonah Illustration And Painting Illustration Technique Old Testament