The Three Nephites and Wild Beasts

by Held Sr., John

Dated c. 1888

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The Three Nephites and Wild Beasts

by Held Sr., John

Scripture

3 Nephi 28

Medium

Engraving

Copyright

Public domain

Date

c. 1888

Citation

John Held Sr., The Three Nephites and Wild Beasts, c. 1888. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].

References

Literature:

George Reynolds, The Story of the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City, UT: Joseph Hyrum Parry, 1888).
Noel A. Carmack, “A Picturesque and Dramatic History: George Reynolds’s The Story of the Book of Mormon” in Herman du Toit and Doris R. Dant, eds., Art and Spirituality: The Visual Culture of Christian Faith (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 2008): 61-97.

Artist Information

Name: Held Sr., John

Location(s): United States

State or City: Utah

Gender: Male

Insights

Technique & Style

Engraving, Figurative

Figures

Nephites, Three Nephites

Symbols

bound hands, prison, skull

Animals

lion