Two men placing the shrouded corpse which they have just disinterred into a sack while Death, as a nightwatchman holding a lantern, grabs one of the grave-robbers from behind. Coloured drawing by T. Rowlandson, 1775.

  • Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
Date:
1755
Reference:
25772i
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Two men placing the shrouded corpse which they have just disinterred into a sack while Death, as a nightwatchman holding a lantern, grabs one of the grave-robbers from behind. Coloured drawing by T. Rowlandson, 1775. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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