The death of a first-born son representing the tenth plague of Egypt.
- Schön, Erhard, -1542.
- Date:
- [1518]
- Reference:
- 3336350i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[Nuremburg], [1518]
Physical description
1 print : woodcut on paper ; 5.2 x 10 cm
Contributors
Related material
print published in: Biblia cum concordantiis veteris et novi testamenti... (b31038578)
Lettering
Bears Latin text on verso
Notes
People carefully lower the man's body into a coffin as a woman prays before a man outside; two people can be seen in the distance on a bridge fishing.
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Possibly an illustration to the tenth plague of Egypt, Death of the first born son, an accoung in the Book of Exodus according to the inscription above the print as it appeared in the Biblio.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3336350i
Ownership note
Purchased from Puttick & Simpson on 13th August 1909
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores