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Plagues of Egypt

Ten epidemics sent down on Egypt according to Exodus chapters 7 to 10

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Plagues of Egypt

17 images from works
  • The murrain of beasts. Engraving by R. Camaron after A. Martinez.
  • The fifth plague of Egypt, cattle dying. Coloured etching.
  • Aaron staying the plague. I. Taylor after I. Taylor junior, 1815.
  • Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.
  • The plague of hail and thunder. Coloured etching.
  • The plague of lice. Coloured etching.
  • The plague of locusts. Engraving by J.F. Castro after A. Martinez.
  • The plague of frogs. Coloured etching.
  • The first plague in Egypt, rivers turned to blood. Coloured etching.
  • Aaron points his rod at the river and it begins to flow with frogs. Etching.
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Works from the collections

34 works

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    The plague of frogs. Etching by J. Luyken.

    Jan Luyken | Reference: 6048i
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    The Israelites struck by plague while eating quails. Engraving by A. de Blois after G. Hoet.

    Gerard Hoet | Reference: 6062i
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    Observations upon the plagues inflicted upon the Egyptians in which is shewn the peculiarity of those judgments, and their correspondence with the rites and idolatry of that people. To these is prefixed, a prefatory discourse concerning the Grecian colonies from Egypt. By Jacob Bryant.

    Jacob Bryant | Date: 1794
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    The plague of sores. Etching by J. Luyken.

    Jan Luyken | Reference: 6051i
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    The first plague in Egypt, rivers turned to blood. Coloured etching.

    | Date: [1775/1779] | Reference: 6053i
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Related topics

Egypt
Egypt - In the Bible
Anura
Phthiraptera
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