The plague of birds. Wood engraving by Hermann Fechenbach, ca. 1930.

  • Fechenbach, Hermann, 1897-1986.
Date:
[1930?]
Reference:
525615i
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Description

A plague of flies with which the Egyptians were afflicted by God in his wrath at their treatment of the Jews is described in the Old Testament, Exodus, chapter VIII, 20-32. The artist has interpreted it as a plague of hostile, vulture-like birds

Publication/Creation

[1930?]

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving ; image 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Hermann Fechenbach Bears name of plague in Hebrew characters and artist's monogram cut in the block, and artist's signature in pencil. Bears printed label on back of frame "Original wood-engraving by Hermann Fechenbach"

References note

Hermann Fechenbach: wood engravings and lino cuts, London: Blond Fine Art, 1985, no. 38

Reference

Wellcome Collection 525615i

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