The Dance of Death: Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans HolbeinDouce, Francis
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The Dance of Death: Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein
Douce, Francis
Bible. Old Testament -- Illustrations; Dance of death
A mezzotint of a physician, who attending a sick patient in bed is
attacked by a group of Deaths bearing standards, inscribed "Despair,"
"l'amour," "omnia vincit amor," and "luxury." Oblong, 11 by 8-1/2.
An etching from a drawing by Van Venne of Death preaching from a
charnel-house to a group of people. His text book rests on the figure of a
skeleton as a reading desk. It is prefixed to Mr. Dagley's "Death's
Doings," mentioned in p. 157. Oblong, 5-1/2 by 4-1/4.
Mr. Dagley, in the second edition of his "Death's Doings," p. 9, mentions
a print of "a man draining an enormous bowl, and Death standing ready to
confirm the title of the print, "the last drop."
An etching by Dagley, after Birch, of Baxter, a famous cricketer, bowled
out by Death. Below, his portrait at full length. Oblong, 9 by 7.
"Sketches of the celebrated skeletons, originally designed on the long
wall between Turnham-Green and Brentford." Etchings of various groups; the
subjects, billiards, drafts, cards, dice, toss, and pitch. Oblong, 18 by
11.
"Humorous sketches of skeletons engaged in the various sciences of
Singing, Dancing, Music, Oratory, Painting, and Sculpture." Drawn by H.
Heathcote Russell as a companion to the skeletons copied from the long
wall at Brentford. Published 3d June, 1830. Same size as the preceding
print.
A lithographic print of a conjurer pointing with his magic wand to a table
on which are cups, a lanthorn, &c. In the back-ground, the Devil running
away with a baker, and a group of three dancing Deaths. Below, birds in
cages, cards, &c. Oblong, 8 by 6.
A small modern wood-cut of Death seizing a lady at a ball. He is disguised
as one of the party. Underneath, "Death leads the dance."--_Young--Night
5._
From "the Christian's Pocket Magazine." Oblong, 2-1/2 by 1-1/2.
A design for the ballad of Leonora, by Lady Diana Beauclerc. A spectre, as
Death, carrying off a lady on horseback, and striking her with his dart.
Other Death-like spectres waiting for her. Oblong, 11-3/4 by 9.
A small modern engraving of Death presenting a smelling bottle to a
fainting butcher with one hand, and with the other fanning him. The motto,
"A butcher overcome with extreme sensibility, is as strangely revived."
A modern halfpenny wood-cut of several groups, among which is a man
presenting an old woman to Death. The motto, "Death come for a wicked
woman."
An oval etching, by Harding, intitled "Death and the Doctor." Upright,
4-1/2 by 3-1/2.
A modern etching of Death striking a sleeping lady leaning on a table, on
which little imps are dancing. At bottom, "Marks fecit." Oblong, 4 by 3.
An anonymous modern wood-cut of Death seizing a usurer, over whom another
Death is throwing a counterpane. Square, 4 by 4.
An etching, intitled "the Last Drop." A fat citizen draining a punch-bowl.
Death behind is about to strike him with his dart. Upright, 8-1/2 by
6-1/2.
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