In adversity, God is a helpmate, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 63) with text on verso. In an oval cartouche a man with a rapier taking refuge near a church. In the background an armed mob around a corpse. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quotation from the Bible (Psalm 45:1, now Psalm 46:2). Below the print is a caption: 'It is here vry: What feared ghy?' and a description that explains the print. Even if one has committed a mortal sin such as murder, one can always trust in God., print maker: Gaspar Bouttats, (mentioned on object), F. Franciscus Lijftocht

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