Elisha on his way to Bethel is taunted for his baldness by small boys: he curses them, and two she-bears come out of the woods and kill the boys. Engraving by C. Ryckemans after P. de Jode.

  • Jode, Pieter de, 1573-1634.
Date:
1600-1699
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27652i
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Bible, Old Testament, 2 Kings.II.23

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1600-1699

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 21.2 x 28.5 cm

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Calvitiem vatis Bethlemum versus euntis / Proscindunt pueri, proh dolor atque pudor! / Increpat hos vates, verbis quoque iurgia miscet, / Blasphemos pueros ursa cruenta necat. 2 Regum cap.2 vers 23. P. de Iode inv. C Ryckemans sch.

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Wellcome Collection 27652i

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