Skull and Crossbones

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Skull and crossbones — Ornament 1459 from Gillé's 1808 catalog.

Artist

Name:: Unknown
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & patterns
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Recueil des divers caractères, vignettes et ornemens de la fonderie et imprimerie de J.G. Gillé
Author(s):: Gillé, Joseph-Gaspard
Published:: Paris, 1808
Open Library:: View record.

Description

A skull with a missing lower jaw rests on two femurs.

Keywords: 1800s, 19th century, black & white, death, skull

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