The dance of death: Death, seen riding his horse, leaves the city as the hero who equalised those who followed him blindly. Woodcut by Gaber after Alfred Rethel, 1848.

  • Rethel, Alfred, 1816-1859.
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1848
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33080i
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Ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848.
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The dance of death: Death, seen riding his horse, leaves the city as the hero who equalised those who followed him blindly. Woodcut by Gaber after Alfred Rethel, 1848. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1848.

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1 print : woodcut, printed with beige tone block ; image 22.4 x 31.4 cm.

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Der sie geführt -es war der Tod! Er hat gehalten, was er bot. Die ihm gefolgt, sie liegen bleich als Brüder alle, frei und gleich. -Seht hin die Maske that er fort; als Sieger, hoch zu Rosse dort, zieht, der Verwesung Hohn im Blick, der Held der rothen Republik. Gaber sc. Explanatory text by R. Reinick

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