Basic Guidelines For English Spellings
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The making of images or an image.
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bale (1495–1563), bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian. From image + making.
That makes images or an image.
Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Fulke (d. 1589), theologian and college head. From image + making.