Frogs for Pharaoh

This print, depicting the plague of frogs from the book of Exodus in the Bible, was made by a copper plate etching process. Copper plates were covered with a resist (asphaltum varnish), the design traced on, then scribed through the resist. The copper plate was then placed in an acid bath to etch the lines. The resist was removed, plate polished, inked and heated before being wiped and placed on the press bed. Dampened etching paper was then placed over the plate and rolled through the press. Joan M. Saiberlich Bohlig was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. She earned a BS degree in Art Education from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an MFA from Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Joan has maintained her own art studio/gallery since 1963 doing etching, oil painting, collage, and illustrating several books. She is represented in collections across American, in Europe, Asia, and Africa. The text around the image reads Go in to Pharoah...that I may show these signs of mine among them, that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son\u27s son...what signs I have done among them; that you may know I am the Lord. Exodus 10:1, 2 This print is numbered 7 of 200.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ul_campusart/1007/thumbnail.jp