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Hand-coloured etching of a river turned red, with figures on the banks, dead fish, a palm tree, and a walled city with towers.

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

A hand-coloured etching showing the Nile transformed into blood-red water, with figures on the banks and in the foreground recoiling. Fish lie dead along the shore, and a palm tree stands at left beside a walled city with towers and a gatehouse. Labels in German and French appear beneath the scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1775/1779]
Medium
Perspective projections Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3131 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 en Egipto: ríos convertidos en sangre, grabado coloreado

Un grabado coloreado a mano muestra un río de agua roja con figuras en las orillas y en primer plano que retroceden. Hay peces muertos en la orilla, una palmera a la izquierda y una ciudad amurallada con torres y una puerta. Bajo la escena aparecen textos en alemán y francés.

Português: A primeira praga do Egito: rios transformados em sangue, gravura colorida

Uma gravura colorida à mão mostra um rio de água vermelha, com figuras nas margens e em primeiro plano recuando. Há peixes mortos na beira, uma palmeira à esquerda e uma cidade murada com torres e um portão. Textos em alemão e francês aparecem abaixo da cena.

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