The invasion of the frogs. To right, inside the pharaoh's palace, the pharaoh seated at his table with his entourage, surprised by a plague of frogs and aaron standing in front of him, holding his staff; to left, a small boy with a monkey surrounded by frogs and behind, seen in perspective a square with people, including the pharaoh, escaping from a plague of flies (ex. 8). Engraving and etching with contemporary colouring. Date: 1585. Dimensions: Height: 201 mm; Width: 286 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aaron. Collection: British Museum. Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, elegantissimis imaginabus expressum excellentissimorum in hac arte virorum opera- nunc primum in lucem editus (BM 1968,1018.1.61)
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