Elijah and the prophets of Baal, Royaalbijbel (series title), The prophet Elijah kneels before the altar that he has poured with water and calls on his God to let the sacrifice burn. On the left, King Ahab watches. In the background the priests of Baal stand at their altar, where they call in vain on Baal to burn their sacrifice. At the bottom of the margin a two-line text in Latin and a two-line text in Dutch and in the middle the reference to the Bible text in 1 Kings. 18:36., print, print maker: Pieter Nolpe, (mentioned on object), after design by: Bartholomeus Breenbergh, (mentioned on

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