Book Title: Erklärung der hundert Kupfer der Heiligen Schriften des Alten Testaments / von J. L. Ewald

Author: Ewald, Johann Ludwig, 1748-1822

Image Title: Courage of a Mother

Scripture Reference:

• 2 Maccabees 7 (further images / scripture text)

Description: King Antiochus prepares a pot of boiling water for the martyrdom of a mother and child who refuse to eat pig's flesh. The engraver, Carl Schuler, has placed his signature at the bottom left. As the numeral at the top right indicates, this is plate #99 in a series of illustrations.

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