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Engraving of a crowded plague scene with bodies lying on a paved terrace, grieving figures, a robed man pointing, and classical arches and columns.

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

A black-and-white engraving shows a crowded classical scene of plague: many figures lie dead or dying on a paved terrace while others kneel, grieve, and tend them. A robed man with an outstretched arm stands at left, a smoking brazier sits in the foreground, and an arched colonnade and a winged figure among clouds frame the scene.

Artist
Pierre Mignard I
Date
[between 1720 and 1729]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2847 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, según Pierre Mignard

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra una escena clásica y abarrotada de peste: muchas figuras yacen muertas o agonizantes sobre una terraza empedrada, mientras otras se arrodillan, lloran y las atienden. Un hombre con túnica y el brazo extendido está a la izquierda, un brasero humeante ocupa el primer plano, y una columnata con arcos y una figura alada entre nubes enmarcan la escena.

Português: A praga dos israelitas, após Pierre Mignard

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra uma cena clássica e lotada de peste: muitas figuras jazem mortas ou agonizando sobre um terraço pavimentado, enquanto outras se ajoelham, lamentam e as socorrem. Um homem de manto com o braço estendido está à esquerda, um braseiro fumegante ocupa o primeiro plano, e uma colunata com arcos e uma figura alada entre nuvens emolduram a cena.

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