A mass murder of Catholics on Huguenots in Paris. A figure of a devil is holding up an image of Henry IV in a carriage. Possibly the failed assassination attempt is shown here. Henry IV was forced to convert to Roman Catholicism when he ascended the throne. On the left on a block with the title is the personification of betrayal with a flag with the cross, Bartholomew's Night Contemporary History of Vrankryk Vde Deel, Titelpagina voor: Thomas Salmon, Contemporary History or The Sequel to General History, 1773, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gerrit de Groot en Zoon, print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Amsterdam, publisher: Amsterdam, publisher: Leiden, publisher: Leiden, 1773, paper, etching, engraving, h 158 mm - w 113 mm
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mass murder, Catholics, Huguenots, Paris, figure, devil, holding up, image, Henry IV, carriage, failed assassination attempt, shown, Henry IV, forced, convert, Roman Catholicism, ascended, throne, left, block, title, personification, betrayal, flag, cross, Bartholomew's Night Contemporary History, Vrankryk Vde Deel, Titelpagina voor, Thomas Salmon, Contemporary History, Sequel, General History, 1773, print maker, Jan Caspar Philips, mentioned, object, Jan Caspar Philips, mentioned, object, publisher, Gerrit de Groot en Zoon, print maker, Amsterdam, publisher, Amsterdam, publisher, Amsterdam, publisher, Leiden, publisher, Leiden, 1773, paper, etching, engraving, h 158 mm - w 113 mm
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