Vanitasstilleven in een nis Memento Mori (titel op object), RP-P-1890-A-15953, Wallerant Vaillant, between 1658 and 1677

Identificationtitle(s): vanitas still life in a niche. Memento mori (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1890-a-15953. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 157-2(2). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: still life in a niche with a skull on a book and a smoking candle in a candlestick. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: wallerant vaillant (mentioned on object). Dating: 1658 - 1677. Physical characteristics: mezzotint. Material: paper technique: mezzotint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 224 mm × w 163 mm. Subject: what: 'vanitas' still life skull as symbol of 'vanitas'candlebook. Acquisition: purchase nov-1890. Date: between 1658 and 1677.