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Artists

Wenceslaus Hollar (Wenzel Hollar) (Prague, 1607 - 1677, London, United Kingdom); Abraham Jansz. van Diepenbeeck (s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1596 - 1675, Antwerp, Belgium) [after Hans Holbein (the Younger)];

Title

Death’s Coat of Arms (From the Series: The Dance of Death, after Hans Holbein the Younger)

Creation Date

1651

Century

mid-17th century

Dimensions

4 9/16 in. x 3 11/16 in. (11.59 cm x 9.37 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

etching on cream laid paper

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Pendexter

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

2009.16.443

Object Description

Per David P. Becker (January 2010):
From Hollar’s Dance of Death series, after a woodcut as part of the set by Hans Holbein the Younger first published in 1538. Plate is printed within an etched border on another plate; Hollar made three of these after the designs of Abraham van Diepenbeck (Pennington 233A-C), used variously within the complete set.

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