It is a skull, with a crown of roses. It dominates a woman's torso of pearly whiteness., Odilon Redon, 1888

Plate 6: a curved creature with a death's head. 1888 lithograph on chine appliqué. Date: 1888. Dimensions: Height: 298 mm; Width: 214 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gustave Flaubert. Collection: British Museum. C'est un tête de mort, avec une couronne de roses. Elle domine un torse de femme d'une blancheur nacrée. (BM 1949,0411.3498)