Martyrdom of seven brothers and their mother, Matthijs Pool, after Bernard Picart, 1720 - 1728, King Antiochus orders a large cauldron to be put on the fire to burn alive the seven brothers and their mother in it. One of them is lifted into the cauldron by soldiers with ropes. In the foreground right, two soldiers cut the tongue out of the mouth of one of the brothers. Women look on weeping. Illustration of the biblical text 2 Makk. 7. Below the illustration the title in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch., print maker: Matthijs Pool, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Bernard Picart, publisher: Bernard Picart, (possibly), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Amsterdam, publisher: The Hague, 1705 - 1720 and/or 1720 - 1728, paper, etching, engraving, h 353 mm × w 417 mm
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Martyrdom, seven brothers, mother, Matthijs Pool, Bernard Picart, 1720 - 1728, King Antiochus orders, large cauldron, fire, burn alive, seven brothers, mother, lifted, cauldron, soldiers, ropes, foreground right, two soldiers cut, tongue out, mouth, brothers, Women look, weeping, Illustration, biblical text 2 Makk, 7, illustration, title, Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French, Dutch, print maker, Matthijs Pool, mentioned, object, intermediary draughtsman, Bernard Picart, publisher, Bernard Picart, print maker, Amsterdam, publisher, Amsterdam, publisher, Hague, 1705 - 1720 / 1720 - 1728, paper, etching, engraving, h 353 mm × w 417 mm
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