The dance of death exhibited in elegant engravings on wood with a dissertation on the several representations of that subject but more particularly on those ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein / by F. Douce.

  • Douce, Francis, 1757-1834.
Date:
1833
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The dance of death exhibited in elegant engravings on wood with a dissertation on the several representations of that subject but more particularly on those ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein / by F. Douce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Its companion—Death digging a grave for an old man, who looks into it. Psal. 49 and 90. An engraving by Crispin de Pas of Death standing^ behind an old man, who endeavours, by means of his money spread out upon a table, to entice a young female, who takes refuge in the arms of her young lover. At bottom, the following dialogue. Sen EX. ' Nilaurei? nil te coronati juvant ? Argenteis referto bulga nil movet ? Mors. Varies quid at Senex amores expetis: Tumulum tuae finemque vitae respice. JUVENIS. Quid aureorum me beabit copia. Amore si privata sim dulcissimo. Its companion—Death with his hour-glass stands behind an old woman, who offers money to a youth turning in disdain to his young mistress. At bottom, these lines: JuVENIS. Facie esse quid mihi gratius posset tua Ipsius baud Corinthi gaza divitis. Vetula. Forraam quid ah miselle nudam respicis Cum plus beare possit auri copia. Mors. At tu juventa quid torquSre frustra anus Quin jam sepulchri instantis es potius memor. Both oblong, 6 by 4. An engraving by Bosse of a queen reposing on a tent bed. Death peeps in through the curtains, another Death stands at the corner of the bed, whilst a female with a shield, inscribed pietas, levels a dart at the queen. Underneath, these verses: