The woman from Tebez with the head of Abimelech, Hieronymus Wierix, 1578

Landscape with the woman from tebez who threw a millstone to abimelech during the siege of her city. In her hands the stone and the head of abimelech. In the margin a two-line bible quote from jud. 9 in latin and in dutch. Print 3 out of 10 used as illustration in: tyrannorum praemia. Den loon der tyrannen, published in antwerp by willem van haecht who also composed the text. Engraved by hieronymus wierix after design by maarten van cleve. Date: 1578. Dimensions: height: 134 mm (5.27 in); width: 100 mm (3.93 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hieronymus Wierix, Gillis Coignet (After) - The woman from Tebez with the head of Abimelech