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The two angels visitng Lot's house in Sodom pull him back into his house, away from the rapacious, blinded mob. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.

Lot's wife looks back at the flames pouring from Heaven upon Sodom; Lot and his daughters go on ahead. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.

Lot and his daughters leave Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife stays behind to look at it. Etching.

The two angels visiting Lot's house in Sodom strike blind the rapacious mob outside. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.

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Lot's wife looks back at the flames pouring from Heaven upon Sodom; Lot and his daughters go on ahead. Engraving by R. Sadeler after M. de Vos, 1583.

Lot and his daughters leave Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife stays behind to look at it. Etching.

Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.

The two angels visitng Lot's house in Sodom pull him back into his house, away from the rapacious, blinded mob. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

The two angels visiting Lot's house in Sodom strike blind the rapacious mob outside. Line engraving by P. Galle after A. Blocklandt.