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- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1 October 1815]
- Call Number:
- Print00226
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A runaway horse dashes over a bank towards the sea. The driver, a stout 'cit', falls backwards, broken reins in his hands. A young woman flings herself out. Death sits beside the road on a mile-stone, '56 Miles from London', holding up his hour-glass...
- Alternative Title:
- Away they go in chaise & one, or to undo or be undone
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue, taken from the heading to the printed page opposite the plate in The English dance of death.
- Publisher:
- Pub. Octr. 1 - 1815, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Combe, William, 1742-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Dance of death, Death (Personification), Accidents, Skeletons, Carriages & coaches, Horses, Dogs, Traffic signs & signals, and Hourglasses
- Found in:
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The gig] [graphic].