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The dance of death : in a series of engravings on wood from designs attributed to Hans Holbein ; with a treatise on the subject
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£70 The Dance of Death.

which is singularly represented by Death entwined with aserpent. Adam holds in one hand a flaming sword, andwith the other receives the apple from Eve, who has takenit from the serpent's mouth. At top is a tablet with the

mark and date JS^ x 543- A copy from Barthol. BehamBartsch, viii. 116.

Death seizing a naked female. A small upright engraving.The motto, omnem in homine venvstatem mors aboletWith the mark and date TjD 1546. Bartsch, viii. 175.

A small upright engraving, representing Death with threenaked women, one of whom he holds by the hair of herhead. A lascivious print. The mark !$-& on a label at

bottom. Bartsch, viii. 176, who calls the women sor-ceresses.

A small upright engraving of Death holding an hour-glass and dial to a soldier with a halberd. At top, the

the mark and date jJR 1532. Bartsch, viii. 276.

An upright engraving of Death seizing a soldier, whostruggles to escape from him. Below, an hour-glass. Ina corner at top, the mark j£|}

An upright engraving of Death trampling upon a van-quished soldier, who endeavours to parry with his sword ablow that with one hand his adversary aims at him, whilstwith the other he breaks the soldier's spear. In a corner

at top, the mark j£ft A truly terrific print, engraved

also by Jj^» Bartsch, viii. 277.

A naked female seized by a naked man in a very in-decent manner. Death who is behind seizes the man,whose left hand is placed on a little boy taking moneyout of a bag. The motto, ho : mors vltima linea rervm,

with the mark and date J$P 1529. See Bartsch, viii. 176.

Near the end of an English Primer, printed at Paris,1538, 4to. is a small print of Death le-ading a pope,engraved with great spirit on wood, but it has certainlynot formed part of a series of a Dance of Death.

An upright engraving of a pair of lovers interrupted