Identification title(s): death as a centaur with a bow and arrow. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1937-596. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760. Description: a running centaur with a skull aims his bow and arrow. Below him are the three naked bodies of succumbed men. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes josephus aarts. Dating: 1881 - 1934. Physical features: etching, roulette and aquatint. Material: paper technique: etching / roulette / aquatint. Dimensions: plate edge: h 214 mm × w 165 mm. Topic: what: centaur personifications of death; 'morte' (ripa), archer's weapons: bow and arrow. Credit line: donation from the heirs of mr j. J. Arch. Acquisition: donation 1935. Date: between 1881 and 1934.
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