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 | ID | F026-006 | | Title | The Suicide; Death smiles & seems his dart to hide; When he beholds the Suicide | | Medium | metal engraving | | Book | Thomas Rowlandson. The English Dance of Death. London : R. Ackermann, 1815. Page 0.21. | | Notes | handcolored. Death can relax: the suicide victim (another is already floating in the water) does his work for him. This plate provides an early depiction of the favored romantic theme of suicide. | | Theme | Danse Macabre | | Subjects | dance, skeleton |
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