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 | ID | F026-003 | | Title | the Vision of Skulls; As it appears, though dead so long; Each skull is found to have a tongue. | | Medium | metal engraving | | Book | Thomas Rowlandson. The English Dance of Death. London : R. Ackermann, 1815. Page 0.1217. | | Notes | London. Pub. Nov.1-1814, at R. Ackermann’s, 101 Strand; handcolored. Rowlandson’s satire thrives on ironies such as here, where death plays tour guide to gullible fools in the catacombs. | | Theme | Danse Macabre | | Subjects | dance, skeleton, fool |
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