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A winged man (Time) and a winged skeleton (Death) record the passing of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII; a lion skin in the background. Etching by F.X. Jungwierth after N. Stuber, 1746.
Stuber, Nikolaus Gottfried, 1688-1749.Date: 1746Reference: 567833i- Pictures
A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
James, Abraham., active 1800-1802.Date: 1 October 1800Reference: 18134i- Pictures
The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.
Date: [1689?]Reference: 2136945i- Pictures
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Time trampling on Envy. Etching after C. Maratta.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Reference: 11395i- Pictures
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Saint Barbara comforting the dying. Line engraving, 17--.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 586612i- Pictures
Literature saving the past from destruction by Time, in the form of a winged old man with a scythe. Etching by L. du Guernier.
Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 25978i- Pictures
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A surgeon operates on the eye of an immoral old man, while the efforts of Time and Minerva to cure his inner corruption are rebuffed. Line engraving after O. van Veen, 16--.
Veen, Otto van, 1556-1629.Date: 1672Reference: 16545i- Pictures
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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: 1759Reference: 26007i- Pictures
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Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614.Date: 1622Reference: 26703iPart of: XL Emblemata miscella nova