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Engraving of a flood: a woman with a raised cloth and huddled figures by a tree, people in rising water, a boat-like ark in the distance, and a stormy sky with lightning.

The Flood: women sheltering by a tree as the deluge sweeps the land

An engraving shows a dark, stormy sky with lightning and a sun-like disc above, over a flooded landscape. In the foreground, a woman in a long cloak raises a cloth against the storm while others huddle, and people struggle in the water; a large ark-like structure stands on the distant shore. Engraved lines and a Latin-style caption appear along the bottom margin.

Artist
Louis Truchy
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2793 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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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