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Hand-coloured etching of a walled city beside a red-tinted river with figures, boats, palm trees and architecture, with printed captions below.

The first plague in Egypt, rivers turned to blood. Coloured etching.

A hand-coloured etching shows a walled city on a riverbank, with a broad, red-tinted waterway in the foreground where figures stand and kneel among reeds. Architecture, palm trees and small boats fill the scene, and printed French and German captions run along the lower margin.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1775/1779]
Medium
Perspective projections Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3119 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1779.
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: La primera plaga de Egipto: ríos convertidos en sangre

Un grabado al aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra una ciudad amurallada junto a un río de tono rojizo, con figuras de pie y arrodilladas entre juncos en primer plano. Arquitectura, palmeras y pequeñas barcas llenan la escena, y leyendas impresas en francés y alemán recorren el margen inferior.

Português: A primeira praga do Egito: rios transformados em sangue

Uma gravura em metal colorida à mão mostra uma cidade murada à beira de um rio de tom avermelhado, com figuras em pé e ajoelhadas entre juncos no primeiro plano. Arquitetura, palmeiras e pequenos barcos preenchem a cena, e legendas impressas em francês e alemão correm pela margem inferior.

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