Preparation for the Passover

Preparation for the Passover

Preparation for the Passover. Interior scene of a house; at centre, a group of men eating a roasted lamb standing around a centre table and wearing hats and holding their staffs; behind to left, a man painting the doorframe with the lamb's blood; to right, a view of the street and the angel of God striking firstborns with his sword (Ex:12).
Engraving and etching with contemporary colouring

Gerard de Jode

1585

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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1968-1018-1-63

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