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Book Title: The history of the Old and New Testament : extracted out of Sacred Scripture and writings of the Fathers : to which are added the lives, travels and sufferings of the Apostles ... : the whole illustrated with two hundred thirty four sculptures, and three maps, delineated and engraved by good artists / translated from the Sieur de Royaumont, by several hands ; supervised and recommended by Dr. Horneck, and other orthodox divinesAuthor: Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625-1709 Image Title: The Crucifixion of Jesus Scripture Reference: Matthew 27 Description: Jesus hangs on the cross between two thieves as the crowd looks on and the soldiers gamble for his cloak. As the numeral at the head of the page indicates, this is plate #208 in a series of illustrations, and the name of the engraver, Peter Paul Bouche (b. ca. 1646), has been set at the base. Click here for additional images available from this book. |