Adversity tests our faithfulness, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679, Page from a book (p. 112) with text on verso. In an oval cartouche a landscape with a church. In the foreground, a clockmaker tests one of his bells with a hammer. On the left of the print, a woman is selling pots while in the background a priest enters the church while the bells are ringing. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (1 Maccabees 52). Below the print a caption: 'Desen slagh, much vermagh' and a description explaining the print. A clockmaker always tests his clocks by striking them with a hammer. After all, only a bell with a nice, pure sound is suitable for hanging in a church. Comparatively, God gives us adversity during life to test our fitness for heaven., 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 143 mm × w 86 mm, h 63 mm × w 84 mm
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