The Merchant, from the Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar

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

The Merchant, from the Dance of Death — Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar

Two merchants on a quay with with corded bales and barrels. Death drags one of them away, to the left, from the pile of coins he is counting.

Artist
Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar
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

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