Death and life contrasted, or, An essay on man [graphic].
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17339182
Description
- Title
- Death and life contrasted, or, An essay on man [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Essay on man
- Contributor
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Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Bowles & Carver, publisher. - Published / Created
- [not before 1793]
- 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 man, divided vertically, shown on the left as a skeleton holding a spade and standing next to a tombstone inscribed with biblical and literary quotations, and on the right as a richly and fashionably dressed gentleman standing in a landscaped park. Next to him lie a dice box and dice, playing cards, tickets to masquerades, a broken framgment of an EO table, billiard balls and cues, a pedigree, and a book inscribed "Rambler" [i.e., The rambler's magazine, first published in 1783]. In the background stands a garden folly
- Description
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Title from item.
Artist suggested in Sotheby's catalog.
Date of publication inferred from date of the Bowles & Carver partnership formed after the 1793 death of Carington Bowles. Cf. Dictionaries of the printers and booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1557-1775 / by H.R. Plomer. [London] : Bibliographical Society, 1977.
Originally published ca. 1760. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 3792.
Plate numbered '519' in lower left corner.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Skeleton as death.
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 348 x 245 mm. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35.0 x 25.3 cm, on sheet 37 x 27 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print10031
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Engravings England London 1793
Etchings England London 1793 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
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Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Skeletons
Spades
Gambling
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Skeletons
Spades
Gambling
Clothing & dress > England > 18th century
England > London > 1793
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
- 6967486
- Object ID (OID)
- 17339182