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| Keywords: Gustave Doré - The Holy Bible - Plate I, The Deluge.jpg This image scaled to more convenient sizes <span class plainlinks > http //upload wikimedia org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gustave_Dor C3 A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I 2C_The_Deluge jpg/3000px-Gustave_Dor C3 A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I 2C_The_Deluge jpg 1000px http //upload wikimedia org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gustave_Dor C3 A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I 2C_The_Deluge jpg/3000px-Gustave_Dor C3 A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I 2C_The_Deluge jpg 2000px http //upload wikimedia org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gustave_Dor C3 A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I 2C_The_Deluge jpg/3000px-Gustave_Dor C3 A9_-_The_Holy_Bible_-_Plate_I 2C_The_Deluge jpg 3000px </span> The Deluge Frontispiece to Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible Based on the story of Noah's Ark this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs Le Déluge Frontispice de l'édition illustrée par Gustave Doré de la Bible Basé sur l'histoire de l'Arche de Noé la gravure montre des humains et un tigre tentant en vain de sauver leur progéniture The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testiments According to the Authorised Version With Illusrations by Gustave Doré Cassell / Company Limited London Paris Melbourne The first edition was 1866 This edition is probably from about that time - may well be a first edition - but in any case is certainly not later than 1900 or so Gustave Doré 1832-1883 The Pannemaker in the lower right refers to Adolphe François Pannemaker 1822-1900 one of Doré's assistants in turning his art into a full-fledged engraving and a reasonably notable engraver in his own right A detail of this image is available 100px thumb Retouched picture Levels adjustment some pencil marks off the image itself were healed out Adam Cuerden Gustave Doré - The Holy Bible - Plate I The Deluge unadjusted png picture of the day 2010 01 29 Assessments 5 2008 1 1 The_Deluge_-_Gustave_Doré 1 PD-old-100 1866 engravings Art depicting the Old Testament by Gustave Doré Featured pictures of art Noah's Ark People with tigers in art Featured pictures of France Engravings of animals | ||||
