Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Detail: A lady, who has her pulse taken by a doctor, has an apparition of death, dressed in cloak and crown, throwing a spear at her. Wood engraving.
Detail: A lady, who has her pulse taken by a doctor, has an apparition of death, dressed in cloak and crown, throwing a spear at her. Wood engraving.
Wellcome Collection

Detail: A lady, who has her pulse taken by a doctor, has an apparition of death, dressed in cloak and crown, throwing a spear at her. Wood engraving.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: The grim king of terrors; or, a solemn dialogue between death and the lady ... The lettering continues extensively with numerous poems underneath the image.

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