Bowyer Bible print 3319. Robert Bowyer (1758-1834) expanded his own copy of the Macklin Bible to 45 volumes after acquiring and inserting over 6200 different prints of Biblical events. The Bowyer Bible is now housed in Bolton Museums and Archives. For a presentation of many of these prints see https://archive.org/details/bowyer-bible
where Philip De Vere has created flip-books from Phillip Medhurst’s collection of photos.
Luyken’s eplanation of the figures (translated from Dutch to English):-
The Second Adam brings the Good News
That the First One will rise again from his illness.
That applies to the entire lineage, with the extensive branches,
Who firmly threatened to chop off the raised axe.
For this hero in battle, clothed with the power of love,
Has more power than the Tower’s highest authority.
Death and the seed of sin lie beneath his feet,
The penitent repentance, and shall not punish forever,
While she lays her hands together very humbly,
And follows in the footsteps of her Savior.
She was followed by a large group who saw an easy way out.
He is followed by a large crowd carrying feathers of peace:
All heralds of that desired state,
He who releases the fearful life from the bondage of sin.
That brings joy to angels, who reap great pleasure,
Of the Human Brotherhood that is created beside her,
So that her joy blossoms, and great growth prevails
When the love of God finds the lost little sheep.
Praise God for eternity, and let the offered,
Not to scour the unnameable good for the sake of the wicked:
What is more wicked than blind ingratitude?
Who, for a Slave’s service, despises a Kingdom?
O Eternal Kingdom, merciful on earth,
How wise are they whom the Earth rejects for your sake.
Phillip Medhurst 