He Saw It Was Death

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The emperor felt as if someone was sitting on his chest. He opened his eyes and then he saw it was death.

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Artist

Name:
Tegner, Hans
Dates:
1853-1932
Country:
Denmark

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
The New York Public Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Fairy tales and stories
Author:
Andersen, Hans Christian
Publisher:
New York: The Century Co., 1900
Open Library:
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Description:

A palace complex can be seen from the window of the bedroom where Death, in the guise of a crowned skinny figure with bulging eyes protruding from a skull, is sitting with his scythe to his side, a sword in one hand and a flag in the other, on the belly of a man lying in bed as ghostly faces float around in the background.

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