The Body of This Death

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Oh wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?—Rom VII. 24.

Artists

Names:: Bennett, Charles Henry; Rogers, William Harry
Dates:: 1828-1867, 1825-1873
Countries:: UK, UK

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & Patterns
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Library of Congress, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Quarles' emblems
Author:: Quarles, Francis
Publisher:: London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861
Open Library:: View record

Description:

Book the Fifth. Emblem VIII. A skeleton is sitting on a rock, legs crossed, with its head resting on one hand while a child trapped inside its ribcage tries to get out.

For this series of illustrations, the main figurative artwork was carried out by Charles Henry Bennett and the ornamental part by William Harry Rogers.

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{{cite web | title=The Body of This Death | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/body-death/ | author=Bennett, Charles Henry | year=1861 | access-date=December 14, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}