Rich Man, from "Dance of Death"
A man wearing a fur collared coat walks to the right toward another rich man. A beggar behind him has his hand on his back. A winged devil is perched on his shoulder. Death reclines beneath him and raises up an hour-glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Rich Man, from "Dance of Death"
- Series/Portfolio: Dance of Death, after Holbein (New Hollstein 1126-1160)
- Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
- Date: 1651
- Medium: Etching, second state of four
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 7/8 in. (6.6 × 4.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.2111
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar
After Hans Holbein the Younger
[1651] late 18th century printing
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