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The death of the firstborn

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Image ID

834727


Item data

Title

The death of the firstborn

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Burial customs - Ancient

Names

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, Sir, 1836-1912 (Artist)
Scheu, Heinrich, 1845-1926 (Wood engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1881 - 1882

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC BURI - Anc

Subjects

Pharaohs
Dead persons
Grief
Incense burners and containers
Interiors -- Egypt
Jews -- History -- To 1200 B.C
Exodus, The
Plagues of Egypt
Clothing & dress -- Egypt -- To 499
Priests -- Egypt -- To 499

Genres

Conjectural Works
Reproductive Prints

Notes

Source Note: Egypt : descriptive, historical and picturesque. Cassell, 1881-1882) Ebers, Georg (1837-1898), Author.

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 18 x 26 cm

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17706069
Barcode: 33333159465703
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f2396a90-c53c-012f-b350-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1881

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The death of the firstborn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2396a90-c53c-012f-b350-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1882). The death of the firstborn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2396a90-c53c-012f-b350-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The death of the firstborn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2396a90-c53c-012f-b350-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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