Art, Symbol & Imagination
Joseph Sold into Egypt
A young Joseph stands among merchants beneath loaded camels, turning towards the men beside him while another company gestures in the distance. A hand rests against his shoulder and the surrounding bodies limit the open space around him. The caption identifies Joseph sold into Egypt. Doré places the vulnerable youth at ground level within the transaction, contrasting him with the high riders and the broader movement of the caravan.
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Gustave Doré (design). "Joseph Sold into Egypt" [editorial title]. In The Bible Gallery, Gustave Dore; Talbot W. Chambers. Undated Cassell & Company edition; one hundred illustrations with supplied descriptive letterpress, undated edition, Cassell & Company, Limited. Source scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/bible-dore-72
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Complete plate reviewed against the scan; printed caption supplies subject. Crop excludes surrounding paper and separate caption without changing scan tone. Letterpress theology is not adopted as historical proof.
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Gustave Doré (design). Joseph Sold into Egypt. The Bible Gallery. Scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/bible-dore-72