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Sepia aquatint showing a uniformed officer among robed and turbaned figures, some lying ill on the ground, in an arcaded courtyard with a city burning beyond.

Napoleon visiting the plague-stricken at Jaffa. Aquatint by G.A. Lehmann after Baron Gros.

A sepia-toned aquatint of a colonnaded courtyard with arched openings, where a uniformed officer in a dark coat and hat stands centre among turbaned and robed figures. Many figures lie or sit on the ground in distress, and a burning city and minaret appear beyond the walls. The inscription below reads 'Le Général en Chef Bonaparte visite à Jaffa les pestiférés.'

Artist
Antoine-Jean Gros
Date
[between 1800 and 1899]
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3467 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1899.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Bonaparte visitando a los apestados en Jaffa, aguatinta de Gros

Una aguatinta en tonos sepia de un patio con arcos y columnas, donde un oficial uniformado con abrigo oscuro y sombrero está en el centro entre figuras con turbantes y túnicas. Muchas personas yacen o se sientan en el suelo, y una ciudad en llamas y un minarete aparecen tras los muros. La inscripción inferior dice 'Le Général en Chef Bonaparte visite à Jaffa les pestiférés.'

Português: Bonaparte visitando os pestilentos em Jaffa, aquatinta de Gros

Uma aquatinta em tons sépia de um pátio com arcos e colunas, onde um oficial uniformizado, de casaco escuro e chapéu, está ao centro entre figuras de turbantes e túnicas. Muitas pessoas jazem ou sentam-se no chão, e uma cidade em chamas e um minarete aparecem além dos muros. A inscrição inferior diz 'Le Général en Chef Bonaparte visite à Jaffa les pestiférés.'

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