Adversity is sent by God, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 150) with text and printer's vignette on verso. In an oval cartouche, a criminal is publicly punished. He is beaten with a rod and will later be branded. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quotation from the Bible (Psalm 66:11). Below the print a caption: 'Siet naer het recht, niet naer den servant' and a description explaining the print. Just as in criminal proceedings the executioner is only the executor of justice, adversity is only the executor of the will of God., print maker: Gaspar Bouttats, (mentioned on object), F. Franciscus Lijftocht, publisher: Arnold van den Eynden, print maker: Antwerp, Diest, publisher: Utrecht, 1679, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 145 mm × w 88 mm, h 66 mm × w 82 mm
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