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The Plagues of Locusts and Hail
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the foreground, the eighth plague that God sent upon Egypt: a plague of locusts. The Pharaoh orders one of his soldiers to kill a locust. On the left, a servant fills a jug with water. In the background on the left, the seventh plague of Egypt: hailstones. In the background on the left and right, Aaron and Moses summoning the plagues. Below the image, a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Exodus 9:23 and 10:13. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePlagen van de sprinkhanen en de hagel. 1579. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
