The dances of death : through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited in forty-six copperplates, done from the original designs which were cut in wood, afterwards painted by John Holbein, in the town-house at Basil : to which is prefixed, descriptions of each plate in French and English, with the Scripture text from which the designs were taken.
Alternate Title(s):
Triomphe de la mort, gravé d'aprés les dessins originaux de Jean Holbein
Published / Created:
Edinburgh : [s.n.], MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
Physical Description:
[4], 46 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
With an added engraved title page: Le triomphe de la mort, gravé d'aprés les dessins originaux de Jean Holbein, par David Deuchar, 1786.
Subject Terms:
Dance of death -- Early works to 1800. | Deuchar, David, 1743-1808 -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1788. | Tree calf bindings (Binding)
Contributors:
Bonar, James, 1757-1821. | Deuchar, David, 1743-1808, engraver. | Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543. | Mechel, Christian von, 1737-1817.