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The Coachman and Death
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A cart driver raises his hands in despair. Death has stolen a wheel from his wagon and his horse has collapsed under the loads. 26th print from a series of 30 Dance of Death prints; with a border featuring Democritus and Heraclitus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe voerman en de Dood. 1651. Wenceslaus Hollar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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