The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

The good Samaritan stops to help a wounded man who has been previously ignored by a priest and Levite. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

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Zscheckel, Carl August, 1824-1870.

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Images by Zscheckel, Carl August, 1824-1870.

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The decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

The good Samaritan stops to help a wounded man who has been previously ignored by a priest and Levite. Wood engraving by C.A. Zscheckel after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.