In adversity one turns to God, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 136) with text and printer's vignette on the verso. In an oval cartouche a meadow landscape. In the foreground, a shepherd cares for his sheep and protects them from a wolf. A lost sheep is chased by the wolf. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quotation from the Bible (Psalm 78:34). Below the print is a caption: 'Al worpt hy stijf, 't viel soet op't lijf' (though he throws himself stiffly) and a description that explains the print. A good shepherd does the best for his flock. The sheep seek

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