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Death astride his horse is the hero of the battlefield. Etching.
Reference: 34775i
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Mars lies in his monumental tomb and is surrounded by soldiers. Etching.
Reference: 34927i
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Two skeletons flank a tree to which they attach a large cloth. Etching by Stefano della Bella, 16--.
Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664.Reference: 34787i
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Figures of Death rob a village of its children. Etching by Stefano Della Bella.
Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664.Reference: 34778i
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A woman depicted as half human and half skeleton. Woodcut and letterpress.
Reference: 35843i
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A skeleton as memento mori. Etching.
Reference: 35661i
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The Emperor Hadrian celebrates his funeral during his lifetime. Engraving by John Payne, 1639.
Payne, John, -1647?Date: 1639Reference: 35710i
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A jester contemplates a skeleton. Wood engraving after Paul Stade, 1884.
Stade, Paul, 1854-1931.Date: 1884Reference: 36819i
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A skeleton with bow and arrow. Etching attributed to Gerhart Altzenbach, 16--.
Altzenbach, Gerhard, active 1609-1672.Reference: 34843i
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Four circular compositions with scenes from the dance of death. Lithograph after Israhel van Meckenem.
Meckenem, Israhel van, -1503.Reference: 33692i
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Death and the warrior. Coloured aquatint.
Reference: 36592i
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A clock dial on which a skeleton holds an oil lamp. Drawing by Caleb Elwin, 1800.
Elwin, Caleb, 1774-1849.Date: 1800Reference: 36480i
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A man holding a skull. Engraving by Johann Jakob von Mechel.
Mechel, Johann Jakob, 1764-1816.Reference: 34937i
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Three figures on horseback. Etching.
Reference: 36510i
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Death dressed as a fine gentleman stands on a tombstone.Lithograph.
Reference: 36508i
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Death points an arrow at a female dancer. Aquatint by J. Gleadah, 1822.
Date: 1822Reference: 36582i
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A skeleton holding an inscribed plaque. Mezzotint.
Reference: 35759i
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Death with his helpers attack a group of people. Pen and ink drawing.
Reference: 35677i
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The open tomb of Pallas is visited by a group of visitors. Etching.
Reference: 34928i
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A skeleton as a fashionably dressed woman. Engraving attributed to Gerhard Altzenbach, 16--.
Altzenbach, Gerhard, active 1609-1672.Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 803817i
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Two young men are approached by a prostitute: she is a clothed skeleton holding a made-up mask in front of her face, representing syphilis. Lithograph by J.J. Grandville, 1830.
Grandville, J. J., 1803-1847.Date: [1830]Reference: 36608i
Part of: Voyage pour l'eternité
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A skeleton sits backwards on a horse waiting for a blacksmith, dressed as a fool, to finish his job. Woodcut.
Date: [1494-1497]Reference: 33852i
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A skull with an ornamental frame. Collotype after Hans Wechtlin, c. 1510-11.
Wechtlin, Hans, approximately 1480 or 1485-after 1526.Reference: 33848i
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A young woman contemplating a skull. Woodcut by A. Andreani after A. Casolano, 1592.
Casolani, Alessandro, approximately 1552-1607.Date: 1592Reference: 33830i
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Death accompanies an old man. Etching.
Reference: 35655i