The Dance of Death.

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mentioned in Bartsch's catalogue of his prints. Upright,

A small etching, very delicately executed, and ascribedto Lucas Van Leyden, whose manner it certainly resembles.At a table on the left a family of old and young personsare assembled. They are startled by the appearance of ahideous figure of Death with a long beard and his headcovered. Near him is a young female, crowned with achaplet of flowers, holding in her hand a skull, Death'shead, and an hour-glass, and which the father of the familyturns round to contemplate. Above is an angel or geniusshooting an arrow at the family, and as it were at random.At top on the right is the letter L, and the date 1523. SeeBartsch, vol. vii. p. 435. Oblong, 5^ by 4.

A small upright print of Death with a spade on hisshoulder, and leading an armed soldier. The mark L belowon a tablet. Not mentioned by Bartsch.

A small circular engraving, of several persons feastingand dancing. Death lies in wait behind a sort of canopy.Probably a brothel scene, as part of the story of theprodigal son. The mark is L. Not noticed by Bartsch.

A reverse of this engraving, marked S.

An engraving on wood of Death presenting an hour-glass,surmounted by a dial, to a soldier who holds with both.his hands a long battle-axe. The parties seem to be con-versing. With Albert Diirer's mark, and the date 1510.It has several German verses. See Bartsch, vii. 145, No.132.

A wood-print of Death in a tree pointing with his righthand to a crow on his left, with which he holds an hour-glass. At the foot of the tree an old German soldierholding a sword pointed to the ground. On his left,another soldier with a long pike. A female sitting by theside of a large river with a lap-dog. The mark of Urs

Graaf A^and the date 1524 on the tree. Upright, 8 by 4J.

Death as a buffoon, with cap, bauble, and hour-glass,leading a lady. The motto, omnem in homine venvsta-Tem mors abolet. With the mark and date "p^ x 54*.

Bartsch, viii. 174.An engraving of Adam and Eve near the tree of life,