Judgment of Solomon, Gilliam van der Gouwen, after Bernard Picart, 1728, Solomon sits on his throne and orders one of his soldiers to cut the disputed child in two.One of the mothers begs for mercy, proving that she is the real mother. The other mother (right) stands beside a dead child, which was hers, points to the living child and demands his death (1 Kings 3:23). 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), publisher: Pieter de Hondt, print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: The Hague, 1728, paper, etching, engraving, w 434 mm × h 358 mm
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Judgment, Solomon, Gilliam van der Gouwen, Bernard Picart, 1728, Solomon sits, throne, orders, soldiers, cut, disputed child, two, mothers begs, mercy, proving, real mother, mother, right, stands beside, dead child, hers, points, living child, demands, death, 1 Kings 3, 23, print, Hebrew, Latin, French, English, German, Dutch caption, print maker, Gilliam van der Gouwen, mentioned, object, intermediary draughtsman, Bernard Picart, mentioned, object, publisher, Pieter de Hondt, print maker, Amsterdam, publisher, Hague, 1728, paper, etching, engraving, w 434 mm × h 358 mm
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