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  • A skull, a skeleton, candles and other symbols of mortality. Engraving attributed to G. Altzenbach, [16--].
  • The dance of death: Death and the abbess and Death and a lady. Woodcut with letterpress.
  • An architectural composition resembling an altar on which a skeleton lies, cherubs fly above. Engraving.
  • A skull with a timepiece and flowers Etching by William Faithorne, 16--, after Philippe de Champaigne.
  • A man embraces a female figure holding an anchor who is standing on a sack filled with money while Death enters the room. Etching.
  • Six people seated at an outdoor table are approached by Death, a young woman holding a skull, and a winged putto. Etching.
  • A skeleton with snakes and rats. Etching by C. Grignion, 1821.