Title

The mother of the Maccabees, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866

Caption

The mother of the Maccabees, 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_163

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (9,5Mb) / 13,6in x 17,1in / 4090 x 5128 (300dpi)

Keywords

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