Allegorische voorstelling met graftombe, RP-P-OB-50.837, Simon Fokke, between 1722 and 1784

Identification title(s): allegorical scene with tomb. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-50. 837. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: allegorical scene with various personifications around a tomb. A skeleton tries to hit the man lying on the tomb with a spear. Devilish figures fly in the air. At the foot of the tomb a putto is crying. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke. Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1722 - 1784. Physical features: etching, engraving and text in letterpress on recto, printed from two plates. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process) / letterpress. Dimensions: plate edge: h 92 mm (representation) × w 158 mm top: h 264 mm (letterpress) × w 204 mm. Subject: what: grave, tomb. Death as skeleton devils in the form of (fabulous) animals. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between 1722 and 1784.