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Artist
- Name:
- Doré, Gustave
- Dates:
- 1832-1883
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Narratives
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Pisan, Héliodore Joseph
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- La sainte Bible, vol. 1
- Author(s):
- Anonymous
- Publisher:
- Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1866
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
An angel holding a sword casts a last glance behind as it walks down a flight of stairs leading up to a door, in front of which four women are lamenting over their dead children.
The caption reads in the original French: Mort des premiers-nés en Égypte (Exode, XII, 29-30).
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, angel, biblical, black & white, child, death, religious, sad, sword
