Wood engraving on paper
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Illustrations for ‘Dalziel’s Bible Gallery’, engraved by the Dalziel Brothers
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frederic-lord-leighton-342" aria-label="More by Frederic, Lord Leighton" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Frederic, Lord Leighton</a>
Spies Escape
Presented by Gilbert Dalziel 1924
actions: expressive
actions: postures and motions
adults
architecture
balcony
climbing
features
fleeing
man
people
<p>Here Leighton illustrates the story from the Book of Numbers which describes the plight of the Israelites as they approach Canaan, the land promised them by God. He shows two spies who have been sent by God to search out Canaan; they are about to flee the walled city that they find inhabited by man-eating giants.</p><p>Leighton was enthusiastic about being involved in the project to produce an illustrated Bible. He made nine designs for the volume which the Dalziels described as ‘among the finest of his works in black and white’.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2004</em></p>
paper print wood engraving
9 August 2004 – 8 August 2005
2005-08-08
1 March 2004
2004-03-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-08-09
19th Century Illustration
Collection based display
The Spies Escape
image: 168 × 181 mm
Presented by Gilbert Dalziel 1924
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<span class="text7">Here Leighton illustrates the story from the Book of      Numbers which describes the plight of the Israelites as they approach      Canaan, the land promised them by God. He shows two spies who have been      sent by God to search out Canaan; they are about to flee the walled city      that they find inhabited by man-eating giants.  </span>
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<span class="text7">Leighton was enthusiastic about being involved in the      project to produce an illustrated Bible. He made nine designs for the      volume which the Dalziels described as ‘among the finest of his works      in black and white’.  </span>
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actions: expressive actions: postures and motions adults architecture balcony climbing features fleeing man people