Torah scrolls torn up by a soldier, Theodoor King, after Jacobus Buys, 1783, During a punitive expedition, a Roman soldier publicly tears up a scroll containing the text of the Torah, which contains the five books of Moses. In the background, numerous old men are waving their arms in alarm, and on the right, a soldier holds up a shield. This print is an illustration for the fourth chapter of the twentieth book of 'All the Works of Flavius Josephus., print maker: Theodoor Koning, (mentioned on object), Jacobus Buys, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1783, paper, engraving, h 255 mm, w 160 mm
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