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The Dance of Death.

the ground; near them are two dead infants with amputatedarms ; the whole group at the foot of a tree. In thebackground, a stag wounded by an arrow, probably by theyoung man. 4to. size.

A small wood-cut of Death seizing a child. Anony-mous, in the manner of A. Dirrer. 2 \ by i-|.

A very old oblong wood-cut, which appears to havebeen part of a Dutch or Flemish Macaber Dance. Thesubjects are, Death and the Pope, with " Die doot seyt,"" die paens seyt," &c. and the Cardinal with " Die dootseyt," and " Die Cardinael seyt." There have been versesunder each character. 9J by 6-J.

A small wood-print of a tree, in which are four men, oneof whom falls from the tree into a grave at the foot of it.Death, as a woodman, cuts down the tree with a hatchet.In the background, another man fallen into a grave.

A figure of Death as a naked old man with a long beard.He leans on a pedestal, on which are placed a skull and anhour-glass, and with his left hand draws towards him adraped female, who holds a globe in her left hand. At thebottom of the print, mors omnia mvtat, with the unknown

monogram "B^^D* Upright, 5 inches by 2§. It is a very

rare print on copper, not mentioned by Bartsch.

A small anonymous wood-print of Death playing ona vielle, or beggar's lyre.

An ancient anonymous copper engraving of Deathstanding on a bier, and laying hands upon a youth overwhom are the words, " Ach got min sal ich," and overDeath, " hie her by mich." Both inscriptions on labels.Bartsch, x. p. 54, No. 30.

An allegorical engraving on copper by Cuerenhert,after Martin Heemskirk, 1550. A naked man bestridesa large sack of money, on which a figure or statue otHope is standing. Death with one hand levels his dartat the terrified man, and holds a circle in the other.The money is falling from the sack, and appears to havedemolished the hour-glass of Death. Upright, 11 inchesby 8. At bottom, these lines :—

Maer als hemdie eininghe doot comt veer ogenDan vint hii hem doer udele hope bedrogen.

There is a smaller copy of it.