A Scene of the Deluge

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A couple has put its children in safety on a rock where a tiger has found refuge with her cubs — A scene of the Deluge.

Artist

Name:: Doré, Gustave
Dates:: 1832-1883
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Pannemaker, Adolphe François
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

A couple still struggling against the breaking waves has managed to put its children in temporary safety on a rock where a tiger has already found refuge with her cubs.

The caption reads in the original French: Scène du déluge (Gén., VII, 11-24).

Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, biblical, black & white, cat, child, couple, flood, natural disaster, religious