The plague of lice (or maggots) Wood engraving by Hermann Fechenbach, ca. 1930.

  • Fechenbach, Hermann, 1897-1986.
Date:
[1930?]
Reference:
525613i
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Description

The plague of lice (Authorised Version) or maggots (New English Bible) 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 VII, 16-19. The print shows people picking insects off their skin and out of their hair, presumably understood to be lice. The exhibition label attached to the frame says "vermin"

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 the 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. 36

Reference

Wellcome Collection 525613i

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