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The Merchant and Death
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The Merchant and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar · c. 1680 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A merchant counts his money at the harbor on a bundle of goods. Death pulls him by his coat. An hourglass stands in the foreground.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiedance of Deathhourglassmerchant, salesman
Credit lineDe koopman en de Dood. c. 1680. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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