The Pantomime

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Death holds an hourglass in front of a horror-struck Pierrot, interrupting his tomfoolery

Behold the signal of old time:
That bids you close your pantomime.

(Facing p. 239.)

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Landscape (wider)
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:

Death stands on a beach and, hiding his javelin behind his back, holds an hourglass in front of a horror-struck Pierrot, interrupting his tomfoolery with Pantaloon and Pulcinella while in the background, Columbine and Harlequin dance away toward the water.

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