The Abbess, from the Dance of Death

Wenceslaus Hollar|Hans Holbein the Younger

[1651] late 18th century printing · Etching; second state of four · Drawings and Prints

Death drags an Abbess from her convent; at left a nun throws her arms up in alarm

Artist

Wenceslaus Hollar|Hans Holbein the Younger

Date

[1651] late 18th century printing

Medium

Etching; second state of four

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951