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Nicolaus van Aelst|Antonio Tempesta

Plate 8: The Egyptians Drowning in the Red Sea, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament'

ca. 1590–ca. 1610
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20 × 28.3 cm (7.9 × 11.1 in)

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