Elisha watches as the Children Destroyed By Bears, Illustration from the Dorè Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dorè (1832–1883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French transla

Elisha watches as the Children Destroyed By Bears, Illustration from the Dorè Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dorè (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. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)