Title

'Herod being reproved by him..., shut up John in prison', mid 19th century. Creator: William Henry Mote.

Caption

'Herod being reproved by him for many evils, shut up John in prison', mid 19th century. Biblical scene from Luke 3: 19 & 20: St John the Baptist was sentenced to death and subsequently beheaded by Herod Antipas after John rebuked him for divorcing his wife. Engraving after a painting of the 17th century.

Date

1842

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F34_488

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,8Mb (4,0Mb) / 17,9in x 13,2in / 5355 x 3968 (300dpi)

Keywords

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