The ages of man represented in a step scheme. Coloured etching, ca. 1820.

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[1820?]
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26285i
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The ages of man represented in a step scheme. Coloured etching, ca. 1820. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Wien [Vienna] : A. Leitner, [1820?]

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 13.2 x 23.9 cm

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Die Stufenjahre des Menschen. Fünf Jahr ein Kind. Zehen Jahr ein Knab. Zwanzig Jahr ein Jüngling. Dreysig Jahr ein Mann. Virzig Jahr wohlgethan. Fünfzig Jahr Stillstand. ... Lettering continues: "Sechzig Jahr gehts alter an. Sibenzig Jahr ein Greis. Achzig Jahr schneeweiss. Neunzig Jahr der Kinder Spott. Hundert Jahr Gnade bey Gott". Lettering beneath picture of cradle on left: "Kind in der Wiege". By horse drawn carriage: "Zur Taufe"; by funeral procession: "Zum Grabe". Steps all numbered; the centre marked '50'

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Wellcome Collection 26285i

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