Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Esther kneeling before Assuerus after three days of fasting. Assuerus is stricken by Esther beauty, and is about to touch her with his golden sceptre.
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Judith just before she kills Holophernes: she has a sword in her hand, and Holophernes is sleeping on the bed behind her
Illustration from the book "La Sainte Bible" (1846), portraying Joshua riding a horse in the midst of battle, while he stops the sun from setting in order to keep battling in the daylight. All around him there are soldiers killing each other with…