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Engraved scene of a crowded ancient street with robed figures collapsing and covering their faces, columned buildings behind, and bodies lying in the foreground.

The Plague of the Philistines at Ashdod, after Poussin

An engraving of a crowded ancient city street where robed figures stagger, collapse, and cover their faces beside a large columned building. In the foreground, bodies lie on the ground while a seated figure clutches his head, with Latin inscription text along the lower margin.

Artist
Nicolas Poussin
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3303 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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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