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1.
[The antiquary's last will and testament] [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[approximately 1814]
Call Number:
Print00240
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Death (left) poises his javelin, about to strike an old man in bed, reading a book by the light of a candle held in his left hand. The room is heaped with his treasures (armour, &c.). Rats scamper, chased by a cat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from description of a later state in the British Museum catalogue; the assigned title for each plate from The English dance of death is the heading to the opposite printed page.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification), Wills, Skeletons, Spears, Beds, Sleeping, Cats, Rats, Armor, Musical instruments, Books, Candles, Artists' materials, Urns, and Sculpture
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The antiquary's last will and testament] [graphic].

2.
[The gallant's downfall] [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1816]
Call Number:
Print00227
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The corner of a house seen from a walled garden. Death throws down a ladder which gave access to a window from which a distraught girl looks out; her lover, a young lieutenant, falls from it towards a pond, while an elderly colonel, the father, fires...
Alternative Title:
Assailant does not feel a wound; but yet he dies, for he is drown'd
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. Jany. 1 - 1816, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification), Accidents, Courtship, Military officers, British, Gardens, Garden walls, Skeletons, Ladders, Falling, Firearms, Dogs, Cats, and Lakes & ponds
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The gallant's downfall] [graphic].

3.
[The gig] [graphic].

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].

4.
[The honey moon] [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 August 1814]
Call Number:
Print00225
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A pretty young wife sits beside an aged doting and rich husband, reading to him. He delightedly contemplates his glass, which is being filled by Death, who leans over a screen. The girl's left hand is held by a young officer who leans through the win...
Alternative Title:
Honeymoon and When the old fool has drank his wine and gone to rest, I will be thine
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. Augt. 1, 1814, by R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Dance of death, Death (Personification), Marriage, Skeletons, Courtship, Adultery, Military officers, British, Eating & drinking, Alcoholic beverages, Windows, Interiors, Stringed instruments, Books, Dogs, Fireplaces, and Screens
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The honey moon] [graphic].

5.
[The quack doctor] [graphic].

Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 July 1814]
Call Number:
Print00237
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An apothecary's shop, the walls covered by jars closely ranged on shelves, a stuffed fish hanging from the ceiling. Behind a curtain (right) Death, wearing an apron, pounds at a mortar of 'slow Poison', looking gleefully in a mirror to watch the cust...
Alternative Title:
I have a secret art to cure each malady, which men endure
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. July 1- 1814, at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Combe, William, 1742-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Death (Personification), Quacks and quackery, Skeletons, Interiors, Drugstores, Pharmacists, Mortars & pestles, Sick persons, Medicines, Shelving, Containers, and Mirrors
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > [The quack doctor] [graphic].

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