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Pharaoh's Army Drowns in the Red Sea
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Pharaoh's Army Drowns in the Red Sea

Jacob Folkema · 1702 - 1767 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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On the left Moses is surrounded by Israelites who are grateful for the safe crossing. With his staff he points to the Red Sea to let the water flow back again so that the Egyptians cannot follow them. In the foreground the pharaoh drowns with his army. God has appeared from a cloud at the top and points to the pharaoh in drowning distress. Biblical image from Exod. 15 with in the margin a line of text in French.

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Credit lineFarao's leger verdrinkt in de Rode Zee. 1702 - 1767. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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