A woman visits an apothecary; death lurks nearby

An apothecary in period dress holds up a small glass vial to the light while a seated woman in a headscarf watches from the counter. Through the window behind them, a skeleton holding a scythe looms outside, and a sign hangs on the glass. This dense etching uses fine hatched lines for shadow and texture.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1895

Medium

Etchings

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

3546 × 4000 px

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