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Engraving of a skeleton dressed as a fashionable woman with a feathered hat and long gown, holding a sprig, with angels above and a town below.

Skeleton as a Fashionably Dressed Woman, Memento Mori Engraving

An engraving shows a skeleton dressed as a fashionable woman in a wide-brimmed hat with feathers and a long gown with lace collar, holding a sprig and a small skull-like figure. Above, angels and a radiant cloud appear, while a town and cemetery lie below beside a Latin inscription.

Artist
Altzenbach, Gerhard, active 1609-1672.
Date
[between 1600 and 1699]
Medium
Memento mori (images) Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2324 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
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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