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Hand-coloured etching of people fleeing a swarm of insects through a colonnaded Egyptian city street rendered in deep perspective.

The plague of insects. Coloured etching.

A hand-coloured etching of a crowded Egyptian city in strong perspective, with figures on horseback and on foot fleeing or swatting at a swarm in the streets. Classical colonnades frame the foreground while towers and domes recede into the distance, and German and French captions below name the fourth plague.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1775/1779]
Medium
Perspective projections Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3088 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 insectos: grabado al aguafuerte coloreado, c. 1775-1779

Un grabado al aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra una ciudad egipcia abarrotada en fuerte perspectiva, con figuras a caballo y a pie que huyen o espantan un enjambre en las calles. Columnatas clásicas enmarcan el primer plano, mientras torres y cúpulas se alejan hacia el fondo; los subtítulos en alemán y francés nombran la cuarta plaga.

Português: A praga de insetos: gravura em água-forte colorida, c. 1775-1779

Uma gravura em água-forte colorida à mão mostra uma cidade egípcia lotada em forte perspectiva, com figuras a cavalo e a pé fugindo ou espantando um enxame pelas ruas. Colunatas clássicas emolduram o primeiro plano, enquanto torres e cúpulas recuam ao fundo; as legendas em alemão e francês nomeiam a quarta praga.

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