Infanticide of Bethlehem, Gilliam van der Gouwen, after Bernard Picart, after Sébastien Bourdon, 1728, Herod's soldiers kill all the boys two years old and younger in Bethlehem. The mothers try to protect their children. On the right on the platform, Herod gives the order for the massacre. (Mat. 2:16). The print has a Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German and Dutch caption., print maker: Gilliam van der Gouwen, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), after: Sébastien Bourdon, (mentioned on object), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: The Hague

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