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””’The Seventh Plague of Egypt””’ is an 1823 [[oil painting]] by the British artist [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]].<ref>Burritt p.63</ref> It depicts the seventh of the biblical plagues of [[Ancient Egypt]].<ref>Husch p.83</ref> [[Moses]] can be seen with his staff in his hands, calling down the violent [[storm]] of [[thunder]] and [[hail]] onto the Egyptians holding the [[Israelites]] in [[slavery]].<ref>Dobson p.142</ref> Martin painted a series of epic biblical paintings. For this painting he drew on recent [[archaeological]] discoveries of Egyptian buildings.<ref>https://collections.mfa.org/objects/33665/seventh-plague-of-egypt#:~:text=This%20work%2C%20one%20of%20Martin%27s,the%20anguished%20Egyptians%2C%20including%20the</ref> |
””’The Seventh Plague of Egypt””’ is an 1823 [[oil painting]] by the British artist [[John Martin (painter)|John Martin]].<ref>Burritt p.63</ref> It depicts the seventh of the biblical plagues of [[Ancient Egypt]].<ref>Husch p.83</ref> [[Moses]] can be seen with his staff in his hands, calling down the violent [[storm]] of [[thunder]] and [[hail]] onto the Egyptians holding the [[Israelites]] in [[slavery]].<ref>Dobson p.142</ref> Martin painted a series of epic biblical paintings. For this painting he drew on recent [[archaeological]] discoveries of Egyptian buildings.<ref>https://collections.mfa.org/objects/33665/seventh-plague-of-egypt#:~:text=This%20work%2C%20one%20of%20Martin%27s,the%20anguished%20Egyptians%2C%20including%20the</ref> |
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It appeared at the inaugural exhibition of the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] in 1824. It was bought the following year by the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham|John Lambton]] the future [[Earl of Durham]]. It is today in the collection of the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]] in [[Boston]] having been acquired in 1960.<ref>https://collections.mfa.org/objects/33665/seventh-plague-of-egypt#:~:text=This%20work%2C%20one%20of%20Martin%27s,the%20anguished%20Egyptians%2C%20including%20the</ref> |
It appeared at the inaugural exhibition of the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] in 1824. It was bought the following year by the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] politician [[John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham|John Lambton]] the future [[Earl of Durham]]. It is today in the collection of the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Museum of Fine Arts]] in [[Boston]] having been acquired in 1960.<ref>https://collections.mfa.org/objects/33665/seventh-plague-of-egypt#:~:text=This%20work%2C%20one%20of%20Martin%27s,the%20anguished%20Egyptians%2C%20including%20the</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 24 September 2025
Painting by John Martin
The Seventh Plague of Egypt is an 1823 oil painting by the British artist John Martin.[1] It depicts the seventh of the biblical plagues of Ancient Egypt.[2] Moses can be seen with his staff in his hands, calling down the violent storm of thunder and hail onto the Egyptians holding the Israelites in slavery.[3] Martin painted a series of epic biblical paintings. For this painting he drew on recent archaeological discoveries of Egyptian buildings.[4]
It appeared at the inaugural exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1824. It was bought the following year by the Whig politician John Lambton, the future Earl of Durham. It is today in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston having been acquired in 1960.[5]
- Burritt, Amanda M. Visualising Britain’s Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century: Springer International, 2020.
- Dobson, Eleanor. Victorian Alchemy: Science, magic and ancient Egypt. UCL Press, 2022.
- Husch, Gail E. Something Coming: Apocalyptic Expectation and Mid-nineteenth-century American Painting. UPNE, 2000.
