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The English dance of death, second volume. Death's door.
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| Caption | The English dance of death, second volume. Plate 12. Death's door. Death's bony person is half thrust through his portals which lead to the grave as he has been disturbed by a boisterous summons thundered at his gate. He seems quite shocked at the importunities of a crowd of unfortunates who are clamorous in their demands for instant admittance to the unknown realms. Madmen, the extremely aged, the gouty, the bereaved, those afflicted with poverty, disease, scolding wives, the hungering, cripples, forsaken ones, and a multitude of various sufferers to whom the buffets of life have proved insupportable, are supplicating refuge from an unkindly world. Artist: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827. Date: July 1, 1815. Sourced from Digital Commonwealth website. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | 1 print: etching and aquatint; sheet 14 x 24 cm |
| Credit | Boston Public Library |
| Terms of use | No known copyright restrictions |
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