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Engraving of a classical city where many figures lie dead or dying on paving stones while others mourn beside columns and a stone arch.

The plague of the Israelites. Engraving by E.G. Petit, 172-, after P. Mignard.

An engraved print showing a crowded classical city square with columns and a triumphal arch. In the foreground, figures lie dead or dying on the pavement while others mourn, tend the sick, or kneel near a smoking brazier. A winged figure appears in the clouds above the scene.

Artist
Pierre Mignard I
Date
[between 1720 and 1729]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2860 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1729.
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 los israelitas, grabado según Pierre Mignard

Un grabado calcográfico muestra una plaza de ciudad clásica con columnas y un arco triunfal. En primer plano, varias figuras yacen muertas o agonizando sobre el pavimento, mientras otras lloran, atienden a los enfermos o se arrodillan junto a un brasero humeante. Una figura alada aparece entre las nubes.

Português: A praga dos israelitas, gravura após Pierre Mignard

Uma gravura calcográfica mostra uma praça de cidade clássica com colunas e um arco triunfal. No primeiro plano, várias figuras jazem mortas ou agonizando sobre o pavimento, enquanto outras lamentam, cuidam dos doentes ou se ajoelham perto de um braseiro fumegante. Uma figura alada aparece entre as nuvens.

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