A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.
- Pierre, Jean-Baptiste Marie, 1714-1789.
- Date:
- 1759
- Reference:
- 26007i
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.
