The Recruit

All Resolutions

A freshly enlisted young man bids farewell to his fiancée as Death urges him to move on

I list you, and you'll soon be found,
One of my regiment underground.

(Facing p. 73.)

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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A freshly enlisted young man bids farewell to his fiancée and family as Death, with his javelin slung over his shoulder, urges him to join the line of fellow recruits cheerfully following the drum.

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