The dance of death: the invasion of the troops with Death holding his banner. Drawing by or after E. Ille.

  • Ille, Eduard, 1823-1900.
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1849
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32953i
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The dance of death: the invasion of the troops with Death holding his banner. Drawing by or after E. Ille. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1849

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1 drawing on tracing paper : pencil ; image and border 24.8 x 33.9 cm

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Das Schlachthorn ruft, die Tromēl tön't, die Flamme steigt, die Strumglock' dröhnt, der alte Dom, der feste Wall erzittern vom Kanonenknall, der Mordruf durch die Gassen dringt, der Sensenman̄ sein Banēr schwingt. Bears number bottom center : IV.

References note

Dietrich Grünewald, 'Der Totentanz bei Rethel, Ille und Schwarzkopf', in: Eckart Sackmann (ed.), Deutsche Comicforschung, 2009, 5: 21–32

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Wellcome Collection 32953i

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The attribution to Eduard Ille arises from his signature on one of six drawings (not the present drawings) of his set 'Noch ein Todtentanz' offered for sale by Reiss & Sohn, Königstein im Taunus, in 2005

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