Death's coat of arms, from the Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar

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

A noble couple steady a shield on which a death's head, surmounted by by a helm, mantle and a crest with an hour-glass and two arms bones holding a piece of a skull aloft.

Artist

Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar

Date

[1651] late 18th century printing

Medium

Etching; second state of two

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951