Life and death contrasted, or, An essay on woman [graphic].
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17338531
Description
- Title
- Life and death contrasted, or, An essay on woman [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Essay on woman
- Contributor
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Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Bowles & Carver, publisher.
Clements C. Fry Collection of Medical Prints and Drawings (Yale Medical Library, Historical Library) - Published / Created
- [ca. 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
- Abstract
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A figure of a woman, divided vertically, shown on the right as a skeleton holding an arrow, standing next to a obelisk inscribed with biblical and literary quotations, skull and bones at its base. Her left side shows her as a fashionably dressed woman, holding a fan; she stands in a park with a high border hedge. Next to her lie playing cards, a book on gaming, and vol.1 of Romances and novels. In the background stands an urn on a pedestal in a garden
- Description
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Title from item.
Date supplied by curator. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.3 x 25 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00223
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Early works to 1800
Satires
Engravings - Material
- engraving ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
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Misogyny
Pride in literature
Pride and vanity
Memento mori
Death
Obelisks
Playing cards
Pride
Skeletons - Subjects
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Misogyny > England > Early works to 1800
Pride in literature
Pride and vanity
Memento mori
Death
Obelisks
Playing cards
Pride
Skeletons
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16183807
- Object ID (OID)
- 17338531