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Portrait of the military man Johann Daniel von Menzel with Death
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Portrait of Johann Daniel von Menzel (1698–1744) in costume and fur mantle. In his right hand a club. To his left, Death (a skeleton in French uniform, with left hand on the barrel of a musket and with right hand on the same club as the sitter. The representation is related to the theme of the Dance of Death where the living dance with Death. Below the image a German text and below that two lines of French text.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van de militair Johann Daniel von Menzel met de Dood. 1708 - 1765. Gabriel Bodenehr (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
