Massacre of the Innocents, ca. 1869
Pen, ink and ink wash heightened with white on wove paper
22 × 33 in | 55.9 × 83.8 cm
New York Academy of Art
The Massacre (or Slaughter) of the Innocents is an incident in the Nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem…
Zaidan Gallery 
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