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AFTER HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER. The Knight, from the Dance of Death

The Knight, from the Dance of Death. Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (7.3 × 5.4 cm). Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Series/Portfolio: Dance of Death, after Holbein. Date: 1651.
A knight raises his sword to fend off Death who is about to run a spear thru him.
In the background a skeleton plays a drum.

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AFTER HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/98-1543)

Title:

The Knight, from the Dance of Death

Caption:

The Knight, from the Dance of Death. Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98-1543 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (7.3 × 5.4 cm). Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Series/Portfolio: Dance of Death, after Holbein. Date: 1651. A knight raises his sword to fend off Death who is about to run a spear thru him. In the background a skeleton plays a drum.

Technique/material:

Etching; second state of four

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

2879 x 3822 px | 31.5 MB

Print size:

24.4 x 32.4 cm | 9.6 x 12.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AFTER HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • ETCHING • ETCHING; SECOND STATE OF FOUR • EUROPE • GERMANY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PRINTS