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Etched print with a riverside scene of women in long dresses above circular vignettes depicting biblical episodes with animals, fire, and a serpent.

Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.

An etched print arranged as a horizontal panoramic scene across the top, with women in period dress beside a riverbank and reeds, above a column of circular vignettes showing animals, a burning bush, a staff turned to a serpent, and figures in an outdoor setting. Ruled borders and handwritten-style captions label each roundel.

Artist
Unknown
Date
30 November 1799
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3206 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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: Escenas de la vida de Moisés antes del Éxodo, grabado de 1799

Un grabado al aguafuerte dispuesto como una escena panorámica horizontal en la parte superior, con mujeres de vestido de época junto a una orilla con juncos, sobre una columna de viñetas circulares con animales, una zarza ardiente y una serpiente. Los bordes con líneas y las leyendas bajo cada círculo identifican cada escena.

Português: Cenas da vida de Moisés antes do Êxodo, gravura de 1799

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