Allegory of mortality, with a standing man, half, on the left, as a skeleton holding a spade in front of a tombstone with funereal biblical quotations, on the right in fashionable clothing with the star of the order of the garter, his pedigree at his feet together with masquerade tickets, cards, dice and other gambling paraphernalia, an elegant park in the background. 1784
etching and engraving with hand-colouring. Date: 1784. Dimensions: Height: 344 mm; Width: 244 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Life and Death contrasted - or, an essay on Man (BM 1935,0522.3.55)
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