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Death as king shows a mirror to mankind. Engraving by John Payne, 1639.
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Death as king shows a mirror to mankind. Engraving by John Payne, 1639.

John Payne

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Lettering: The mirrour which flatters not. O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! Deut: 32.29. Mors sola fatetur quantula sint hominum corpuscula. Iuvenal:

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