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The dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited, in forty-six copper-plates done from the original designs, which were cut in wood, and afterwards painted / by John Holbein ; to which are prefixed, descriptions of each plate in French and English, with the Scripture text from which the designs were taken ; etched by D. Deuchar.

Accession number
PML 126309
Creator
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543.
Published
London : Printed by S. Gosnell for : John Scott and : Thomas Ostell, 1803.
Credit line
Bequest of E. Clark Stillman, 1995.
Notes
T.p. hand-ruled in red.
The descriptions of the plates are by Mechel (cf. Dance of death).
Signatures: [A]² B-G⁴.
Description
[6], 47, [1] p., [50] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings), port. ; 22 cm.
Inscriptions/Markings
Annotation on front free endpaper describing the destruction of some of Holbein's works in Basel in 1805.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Hugh E.E. Everard; collection of E. Clark Stillman.
Binding
Full black morocco with blind and gold tooling on covers and spine; all edges gilt, with color fore-edge painting replicating Dunstanborough Castle by Joseph Mallord William Turner; in black buckram slipcase.
Classification
Department