English Dance of Death—Frontispiece – Old Book Illustrations

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A crowned skeleton symbolizing Death sits pensively on a globe, holding an arrow — Frontispiece of "The English Dance of Death."

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(s):: Combe, William
Publisher:: London: R. Ackermann, 1815
Open Library:: View record

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.

Keywords: 1810s, 19th century, color, death, frontispiece, king, thoughtful