The English Dance of Death—Frontispiece

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Frontispiece to "The English Dance of Death," vol. 1.

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Artist

Name:
Rowlandson, Thomas
Dates:
1756-1827
Country:
UK

Illustration

Subject:
People
Technique:
Etching
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The Getty Research Institute, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
The English dance of death, vol. 1
Author:
Combe, William
Publisher:
London: R. Ackermann, 1815
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Description:

A crowned skeleton symbolizing Death sits pensively on a globe, holding an arrow. An hourglass stands between his feet while on the ground various objects lay scattered, among which an open book displaying the title “Death’s Dance”, guns, a dagger, poisons and drugs, and a powder keg.

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