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Wood engraving of a skeleton in a tailcoat bowing to a seated skeleton woman in a ruffled gown, titled The Arsenic Waltz, from Punch 1862.

The Arsenic Waltz, Punch cartoon, 1862

A wood engraving from Punch, or the London Charivari, dated February 8, 1862. A skeleton in a tailcoat bows toward a skeletal woman in a full, ruffled gown seated among billowing skirts. Hatching and crisp outlines render the satirical scene, captioned 'The Arsenic Waltz.'

Artist
Unknown
Date
February 8, 1862
Medium
Wood engravings Cartoons (Commentary)
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3171 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1862.
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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