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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 after Pierre 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

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