The death of the firstborn
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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
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Type Of Resource
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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