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Waltz

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  • A skeleton gentleman at a ball asks a skeleton lady to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.
  • Couples dancing the waltz. Aquatint.
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  • view A skeleton gentleman at a ball asks a skeleton lady to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.
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    A skeleton gentleman at a ball asks a skeleton lady to dance; representing the effect of arsenical dyes and pigments in clothing and accessories. Wood engraving, 1862.

    | Date: February 8, 1862 | Reference: 36772i
  • view Couples dancing the waltz. Aquatint.
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    Couples dancing the waltz. Aquatint.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 34228i
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    A very large woman is waltzing with a very small man. Etching after J. Gillray, 1800.

    Gillray, James, 1756-1815. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 34284i
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