Infanticide in Bethlehem, Here all but one of Bethlem's offspring died; Already escaped! But dies afterwards, and saves the Church from its groaning (title on object), View of the city of Bethlehem where a great massacre takes place. Soldiers snatch children from the arms of desperate mothers to kill them with swords. Countless dead children are scattered on the ground., print, print maker: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), after design by: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1722 - 1784, paper, etching, height, 189 mm × wid

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