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Brown etching of a skeleton with a scythe and a horned devil flanking a coat of arms with scenes of ships and soldiers.

A skeleton and a devil flank a coat of arms. Etching, 1807.

An 1807 etching in brown ink shows a skeleton holding a scythe on the left and a horned devil on the right, flanking a heraldic shield. The shield is divided into scenes of ships, soldiers and buildings, topped by a crown and crossed spears, with a banner reading The Wages of Sin Is Death.

Artist
Reader, E. F. Strallon.
Date
March 10. 1807
Medium
Memento mori (images) Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3079 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1807.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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