The iJance of Death.

Alarme, O le pipeur, chassez, chassez le moy,Je ne veux pas jouer a la raffle avec toy.

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A la raffle je joue avec toutes personnes ;

Toutes pieces je prends, tant meschantes que bonnes.

At bottom, a dialogue between the gambler and Death inverse, beginning "J'ay ramene ma chance, il n'y a plusremede." Upright, 10 by 7 \,

A print by De Gheyn, but wanting his name, of anelegantly attired lady, with a feather on her head, and a fan-mirror in her hand. She is accompanied by Death, hand-somely attired, with a similar feather, and holding an hourglass. At bottom,

Qui genio indulges, media inter gaudia mortiNon dubige certum sis memor esse locum.

Upright, 8 by 5^-.

Hollar's etching in Dugdale's Monasticon and his Historyof St. Paul's, from the old wood-cut in Lydgate's Dance ofMacaber, already described, and an outline copy in Mr.Edwards's publication of Hollar's Dance of Death.

Death and two Misers, nfby 10. Engraved by MichaelPregel, 1616. At bottom, six Latin lines, beginning "Simihi divitiae sint omnes totius orbis."

An oblong allegorical print, 14 by 10 \. Death and Timeat war with man and animals. In the foreground, Deathlevels three arrows at a numerous group of mortals of allranks and conditions, who endeavour, in every possibleway, to repel his attack. In the background, he shoots asingle arrow at various animals. It is a very rare andbeautiful engraving by Bolsverd, after Vinck-boons, dated1610. At bottom, six lines in Latin, by J. Semmius,beginning " Cernis ut imperio succumbant omnia Mortis."

An oblong print, i8£ by 13, entitled " Alle mans vrees,"i e. " Every man's terror," and engraved by Cornelius VanDalen, after Adrian Van Venne. It exhibits Death armedwith a spade, and overturning and putting to flight a varietyof persons. At bottom, four stanzas of Dutch verses,beginning " Dits de vrees van alle man."

A large allegorical oblong engraving, 18^- by 13, by PeterNolpe, after Peter Potter. On the left, a figure of Religion,

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