Coloured etching of frogs hopping on Nile steps before an Egyptian city while people in red and blue flee; a palm tree frames the right side.

The plague of frogs, coloured etching

A hand-coloured etching of the second Egyptian plague: frogs hop across a stone quay and steps before a walled city, while figures in red and blue flee along the riverbank. A palm tree and boats on the Nile frame the view. Text in several languages runs along the lower margin.

Artist: Unknown
Date: [1775-1779]
Medium: Perspective projections Etchings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3166 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

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