King Josiah restores the law of the Lord.

Haarlem, Philippe Galle, c. 1569

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Description du lot

Set of 8 engravings, +/- 20,5 x 25 cm, trimmed to the platemark; with engr. names and Latin captions.

Stuck by corners. Good condition.

Complete suite in 1st impression i.e. before the name of the publisher and the borderline. Each plate with text by Hieronymus Varlenius. With some impressive scenes of murder, destruction, exhumation of corpses... ordered by King Josiah (c. 649-609 B.C.) in order to restore the law of the Lord. Ref. Hollstein, Galle, VII, p. 74, 59-66. - New Hollstein, Galle II, 41-48. - New Hollstein, Van Heemskerck II, 41-48.

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