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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(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
