The main thoroughfare of Marseille during the plague of 1720. Coloured etching after M. Serre.
A hand-coloured etched perspective view of a wide tree-lined boulevard in Marseille, with stately multi-storey buildings on both sides and an obelisk at the right. In the foreground, many figures lie on the ground or sit among bundles and carts, suggesting the 1720 plague.
- Artist
- Michel Serre
- Date
- [between 1700 and 1799]
- Medium
- Perspective projections Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 2908 px
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
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