Korah Swallowed Up

Frederick Richard Pickersgill

Produced after 1863, but not published until 1880–81

Proof wood engraving cut by the Dalziel Brothers, printed on India paper

8¾ x 7¼ inches

Illustration in Dalziels’ Bible Gallery.

Plate 37. An illustration of Numbers 16: 31–35. The moment shown is Korah being swallowed up by the earth as a punishment for rebelling against Moses. Pickersgill shows the miscreant’s hands as he disappears into a fissure while members of his household, soon to have the same fate, adopt agitated poses; Moses stands over them, making a gesture of dismissal. [Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]