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Engraving of plague victims and workers carrying bodies along a Marseille harbor, with winged figures in clouds above.

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La Peste dans la ville de Marseille en 1720, Jean-François de Troy (1720), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This engraved print shows a crowded waterfront scene where plague victims lie on the ground while men and women carry bodies and a mounted figure oversees the work. Two winged figures hover in the stormy clouds above, and a stone tower, windmills and a row of townhouses stand along the harbor. The work is titled La Peste dans la ville de Marseille en 1720 and is attributed to Jean-François de Troy, dated 1720.

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