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Hand-coloured etching of a city square in perspective with an obelisk, robed figures gesturing, fallen animals, and a dim sky.

The plague of darkness. Coloured etching.

A hand-coloured etching of a crowded Egyptian-style city square receding in perspective, with an obelisk, domed and pillared buildings, and robed figures stumbling and gesturing among fallen animals under a dim, smoky sky. Captions in German and French name the scene as the ninth plague, darkness.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1775/1779]
Medium
Perspective projections Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3107 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 plaga de las tinieblas, grabado coloreado a mano

Un grabado coloreado a mano de una plaza urbana abarrotada, de estilo egipcio, que se aleja en perspectiva, con un obelisco, edificios con cúpulas y columnas, y figuras con túnicas que tropiezan y gesticulan entre animales caídos bajo un cielo tenue y brumoso. Los textos en alemán y francés identifican la escena como la novena plaga, la de las tinieblas.

Português: A praga das trevas, gravura colorida à mão

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