The Dance of Death.

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An engraving of the Duke of Savoy, who, attended byhis guards, receives petitions from various persons. Beforehim stands in a cloud the angel of Death, who pointstowards heaven. At bottom, on the left, " Delphinuspinxit. Brambilla del. 1676," and on the right, "Nobilisde Piene S. R. C. Prim, caelator f. Taur." Oblong, io|

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An engraving by De Gheyn, entitled " Vanitas, Idelheit."A lady is sitting at a table, on which is a box of jewels anda heap of money. A hideous female Death strikes at herwith a flaming dart, which, at the same time, scatters theleaves of a flower which she holds in her left hand. Up-right, 9 by 7.

A very small circular wood-cut, apparently some printer'sdevice, representing an old and a young man holding up amirror, in which is reflected the figure of Death standingbehind them, with the motto, " Beholde your glory."

An anonymous print of Death and the Miser. Deathseizes his money, which he conveys into a dish. Upright,3i by 2\. It is a copy from the same subject in the Lyonswood-cuts.

1700—1800.

An anonymous modern copy of Death and the Bride-groom, copied from the Lyons wood-cuts, edition 1562.

An etching of Death, with an hour-glass in one handand a cane in the other, entering a room where a poor poethas been writing, and who would willingly dispense withthe visit. At bottom, " And when Death himself knockedat my door, ye bade him come again ; and in so gay a toneof careless indifference did ye do it, that he doubted of hiscommission. There must certainly be some mistake inthis matter, quoth he." The same in Italian. This is oneof Patch's caricatures after Ghezzi. Upright, \d\ by 12.

A print entitled " Time's lecture to man," with eightstanzas in verse, beginning " Why start you at that ske-leton ?" It consists of three divisions. At top a young manstarts at the appearance of Time and Death. Under theyouth, " Calcanda semel via lethi." At each extremity ofthis division is a figure of Death sitting on a monument