,,the ,,dances ,,of ,,death ,illustration ,illustration3 ,mors ,sceptra ligonebus quat4 ,,le ,,triomphe ,,de ,,la ,,mort ,grav d'aprs les ,dessins originaux de ,,jean ,,holbein par ,,david ,,deuchar #aghf ,deuchar fecit ,,the ,,dances ,,of ,,death1 ,,through ,,the ,,various ,,stages ,,of ,,human ,,life3 ,,wherein ,,the ,,capriciousness ,,of ,,that ,,tyrant ,,is ,,exhibited ,,in ,,forty-,,six ,,copper ,,plates2 ,,done ,,from ,the ,original ,designs1 ,,which ,,were ,,cut ,,in ,,wood1 ,,and ,,afterwards ,,painted1 ,,by ,,john ,,holbein1 ,,in ,,the ,,town ,,house ,,of ,,basil4 ,,to ,,which ,,are ,,prefixed1 ,descriptions of each ,plate in ,french and ,english1 with the ,scripture ,text from which the ,designs were taken4 ,,etched ,,by ,d4 ,,deuchar1 ,f4,a4,s4 ,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,w4 ,,smith ,,and ,,co4 ,,king ,,street1 ,,seven ,,dials1 ,,for ,,john ,,scott1 ,,no4 #ddg1 ,,strand2 ,,thomas ,,ostell1 ,,no4 #c1 ,,ave ,,maria ,,lane4 #ahjc4 ,illustration ,,preface4 ,,john or ,,hans ,,holbein was born at ,basil in #adih1 and died at ,london of the plague in #aeed1 aged #ef4 ,this admirable ,painter was instructed in the art by his father ,,john ,,holbein4 ,in the early part of his life1 he pursued his studies with incessant assiduity2 and being possessed of an elevated genius1 his progress was exceedingly rapid2 so that he soon became far superior to his instructor4 ,he painted equally well in oil1 water colours1 and in fresco2 and although he had never practised the art of painting in miniature till he resided in ,england1 yet he afterwards carried it to its highest perfection4 ,the invention of ,holbein was surprisingly fruitful1 and often poetical2 his execution was remarkably quick1 and his application indefatigable4 ,his pencil was exceedingly delicate2 his coloring had a wonderful degree of force2 he finished his pictures with exquisite neatness2 and his carnations were life itself4 ,he excelled all his cotemporaries in portrait1 and his genuine works are always distinguishable by the true1 round1 lively imitation of flesh visible in them1 and also by the amazing delicacy of his finishing4 ,the genius and excellence of this master were sufficiently shewn in the historical style1 by two celebrated compositions which he painted in the ,hall of the ,steel-yard ,company2 of which the subjects were the ,triumph of ,riches1 and the condition of ,poverty3 these two are universally admired for the richness of the colouring1 as also for the strong character of the figures through the whole4 ,frederick ,zucchero1 on seeing these pictures1 expressed the highest esteem for ,holbein1 and even copied them in ,indian ink4 ,in the town of ,basil he painted a picture of our ,saviour's ,sufferings1 as well as a ,dance of ,peasants4 ,abb du ,bos observes1 that the altar-piece at ,basil1 painted by ,holbein1 may be compared with the best productions of ,raphael's disciples for composition1 and preferred to them with respect to colouring2 that he shews a greater degree of knowledge of the chiaro-scuro1 and particular incidents of light that are truly marvellous4 ,but that which contributed most to raise and establish the reputation of this celebrated ,painter was ,death's ,dance1 designed and painted by him in the town-house of ,basil2 a work truly admirable1 and which alone was sufficient to render the name of ,holbein immortal4 ,sandrart relates1 that he heard ,rubens acknowledge1 that he had learned a great deal from the pictures of ,death's ,dance2 and he recommended them strongly to the study of many of his own profession4 ,the learned ,erasmus was so much struck by the wonderful display of genius exhibited in this great work1 that he conceived a strong friendship for ,holbein2 sat to him for his picture2 and recommended him to ,sir ,thomas ,moore1 the then ,lord ,chancellor of ,england3 and to this incident our country is indebted for the many excellent performances which it afterwards received from the pencil of ,holbein4 ,the designs for ,death's ,dance were cut in wood by ,holbein1 and published with the original texts from which they were taken2 from that work the following plates were done4 ,they contain the whole of ,death's ,dance1 with borders and decorations2 to which are added1 a description of each plate in ,french and ,english1 and a portrait of ,holbein4 ,illustration3 ,,creatio ,,mundi ,formauit ,dominus ,,deus hominem de limo terr1 ad imaginem suam creauit illum1 masculum fminam creauit eos4 ,,gen4 ,i4 ,,ii4 ,illustration ,,explanations ,,of ,,the ,,subjects ,,of ,,the ,,triumph ,,of ,,death1 ,,by ,,hans ,,holbein4 ,,plate ,i4--,,frontispiece4 ,at the side of a stone table1 placed vertically1 ,holbein appears behind a curtain1 which ,death opens to him1 to place before his eyes the great ,spectacle of the ,scenes of human ,life that he is going to sketch4 ,this is also expressed by an heap of the attributes of grandeur1 dignities1 riches1 arts1 and sciences1 mixed with death-heads1 which ,death is trampling under his feet4 ,below is an epitaph from ,lucan--,mors sceptra ligonibus quat4 ,death confounds the sceptre with the spade4 ,this table is topped with a medallion1 with the portrait of ,holbein4 ,two ,genii support this medallion2 the one surrounded with a garland of flowers1 the other lets fly a butterfly1 whilst a third is amusing himself with making soap bubbles4 ,what these allegories mean is easily understood4 ,,planche ,i4--,,le ,,frontispiece4 ct d'une table de pierre pose verticalement1 ,holbein parot derrire un rideau que la ,mort lui ouvre1 pour mettre sous ses yeux le grand ,spectacle des ,scnes de la ,vie humaine qu'il va dessiner4 ,ce qui est encore dsign par un amas d'attributs de la grandeur1 des dignits1 des richesses1 d'arts1 de sciences1 entremls de ttes de morts1 et que la ,mort elle-mme foule ses pieds4 ,on lit au has cette pigraphe tire de ,lucain3--,mors sceptra ligonibus quat1 ,la ,mort confond la sceptre la bche4 ,cette table est surmounte d'un mdaillon avec le portrait de ,holbein4 ,deux ,gnies soutiennent ce mdaillon2 l'un l'entoure d'une guirlan de defleurs1 l'autrelaisse chapper un papillon1 tandis qu'un troisime s'amuse faire des bulles de savon4 ,on sent assez ce que signifient ces deux allgories4 ,,plate ,,ii4--,,sin4 ,holbein has begun the scenes of life by that which had such influence on all the rest4 ,the ,mother of the human race holds in her right hand1 the fatal apple1 which she has just received from the serpent with a young man's head2 and ,adam1 at the same time1 is plucking another1 enticed by the solicitations of the too credulous ,eve1 who shews him the one she has received4 ,illustration3 ,quia audisti vocem uxoris tu1 et comedisti de ligno1 ex quo prceperam tibi ne comederes1 c4 ,gen4 iii4 #ag4 ,,planche ,,ii4--,,le ,,peche4 ,holbein a commenc ces scnes de la vie par celle qui eut tant d'influence sur toutes les autres4 ,la ,mre du genre humain1 tient dans sa main droite1 la pomme fatale qu'elle vient de recevoir du serpent tte de jeune homme1 ,adam en cueille en mme tems une autre1 excit par les sollicitations de la trop crdule ,eve1 qui lui montre celle qu'elle a reue4 ,,plate ,,iii4--,,punishment4 ,our first parents1 driven out by the ,angel1 are flying from the terrestrial ,paradise1 preceded by ,death1 who is playing on the fiddle1 and shews by dancing the joy he feels for his triumph4 ,illustration3 ,emisit eum ,dominus ,deus de ,paradiso voluptatis1 ut operaretur terram1 de qua sumptus est4 ,gen4 iii4 #bc4 ,,planche ,,iii4--,,la ,,punition4 ,nos premiers ,parens chasss par l',ange1 s'enfuyent du ,paradis terrestre prcds de la ,mort1 qui joue de la guitare1 dmontre en dansant la joie qu'elle ressent de son triomphe4 ,,plate ,,iv4--,,condemnation ,,to ,,labour4 ,holbein1 to mark at once the species of labour which is the lot of man1 and that which falls to the share of the woman1 represents ,adam employed in rooting up a tree1 along with ,death1 who helps him with all his might2 and at a little distance ,eve suckling her child1 and holding a distaff4 ,illustration3 ,maledicta terram in opere tuo1 in laboribus comedes cunctis diebus vit tu donet revertaris1 c4 ,gen4 iii4 #ad4 ,,planche ,,iv4--,,la ,,condemnation ,,au ,,travail4 ,holbein1 pour marquer en mme tems le genre de travail qui est le partage de l'homme1 celui qui est le partage de la femme1 reprsente ,adam occup draciner un arbre1 avec la ,mort qui l'aide de toutes ses forces1 un peu plus loin1 ,eve allaitant son enfant tenant une quenouille4 ,,plate ,v4--,,the ,,pope ,,crowning ,,an ,,emperor4 ,a cardinal and three bishops are assisting at the ceremony2 ,death is there also under the figure of two skeletons1 one of which is dressed in cardinal's robes1 the other embraces the holy ,father1 with the right hand1 and is leaning on a crutch with the left4 ,illustration3 ,moriatur sacerdos magnus4 ,josh4 xx4 #f4 ,et episcopatum ejus accipiat alter4 ,psal4 cviii4 #h4 ,,planche ,v4--,,le ,,pape ,,couronnant ,,un ,,empereur4 ,un cardinal trois evques assistent cette crmonie2 la ,mort s'y trouve aussi sous la figure de deux squelettes1 dont l'un est revtu des habits de cardinal2 l'autre embrasse le ,st4 ,pre de la main droite1 et s'appuie de la gauche sur une bquille4 ,,plate ,,vi4--,,the ,,cardinal4 ,a messenger has just presented to him1 on his knees1 the bull that constitutes him a cardinal4 ,death seizes this moment to make his appearance1 and seems to want to turn his hat upon his head4 ,the messenger is holding in his right hand a tin box1 hung by a strap1 in which he had1 no doubt1 carried the bull1 which the new made cardinal holds in his right hand with the seals appended to it4 ,illustration3 ,v qui justificatis impium pro muneribus1 et justitiam justi aufertis ab eo4 ,isa4 v4 #bc4 ,,planche ,,vi4--,,le ,,cardinal4 ,un messager vient de lui remettre1 en faisant une gnuflexion1 la bulle qui le fait cardinal4 ,la ,mort saisit ce moment pour parotre1 et semble vouloir lui faire tourner son chapeau sur la tte4 ,le messager tient de la main droite une bote de fer-blanc1 pendu une courroie1 et dans laquelle il avoit sans doute apport la bulle1 que le cardinal nouvellement cr tient la main droite avec les sceaux y affix4 ,,plate ,,vii4--,,the ,,elector4 ,this prince1 as he is coming out of his palace with his courtiers1 is accosted by a poor woman1 who implores his help for herself and the infant she holds by the hand2 but he1 insensible to the distresses of the widow and orphan1 refuses to listen1 and is turning aside with a disdainful air to his courtiers4 ,death at this instant appears2 and his severe aspect announces1 that he is just about to make him repent his hard-heartedness4 ,illustration3 ,princeps induetur mrore1 et quiescere faciam superbiam potentium4 ,ezek4 vii4 #bd1 #bg4 ,,planche ,,vii4--,l',,electeur4 ,ce prince sortant de son palais avec ses courtisans1 est abord par une pauvre femme qui implore son secours1 pour elle pour l'enfant qu'elle tient par la main2 mais insensible aux besoins de la veuve de l'orphelin1 il refuse de l'couter1 se tourne d'un air ddaigneux du ct de ses courtisans4 ,la ,mort parot dans cet instant1 son air svre annonce qu'elle va le faire rpentir de la duret4 ,,plate ,,viii4--,,the ,,bishop4 ,with an air of tranquillity and resignation1 this worthy ,pastor follows ,death1 who is leading him away laughing and dancing1 whilst some shepherds1 forgetting their flocks1 are wandering here and there through the country1 in despair for the loss of their chief4 ,the sun1 now ready to set1 is just about to leave in darkness the ill-fated flocks1 who1 having no longer a conductor1 will soon become the prey of wolves and other ravenous animals4 ,illustration3 ,percutiam pastorem1 et dispergentur oves gregis4 ,matt4 xxvi4 #ca4 ,,planche ,,viii4--,l',,eveque4 ,d'un air de tranquillit de rsignation ce bon ,pasteur suit la ,mort1 qui l'emmne en riant et en dansant1 tandis que quelques bergers1 oubliant leur troupeau1 errent l dans la campagne1 dsesprs de la perte de leur chef4 ,le soleil prt se coucher1 va laisser dans les tnbres ce malheureux troupeau1 qui n'ayant plus de conducteur1 sera bientt la proie du loup des autres btes froces4 ,,plate ,,ix4--,,the ,,canon4 ,at the moment he is entering the church1 ,death accosts him2 and1 shewing him an hour-glass run down1 announces that his hour is come4 ,he appears to be a dignitary of the first rank2 for he is followed by a page1 a huntsman1 who carries a falcon on his fist1 and a fool4 ,illustration3 ,ecce appropinquat hora4 ,matth4 xxvi4 #de4 ,,planche ,,ix4--,,le ,,chanoine4 ,au moment o il entre dans l'glise1 la ,mort l'aborde1 en lui montrant un sable coul1 lui annonce que son heure est venue4 ,il parot que c'est un dignitaire du premier rang1 puis qu'il est suivi d'un page1 d'un veneur qui porte un faucon sur le poing1 d'un bouffon4 ,,plate ,x4--,,the ,,friar ,,provisor4 ,as he is just stepping into his convent1 with his ,christmas-box and wallet1 ,death stops him at the door2 and deaf to his cries1 as well as regardless of the fright he throws him into1 drags him with all his might by the cloak1 and renders all the good ,friar's attempts to disengage himself ineffectual4 ,illustration3 ,sedentes in tenebris umbra ,mortis3 vinctos in mendicitate4 ,psal4 cvi4 #aj4 ,,planche ,x4--,,le ,,frere ,,queteur4 ,pret rentrer dans son couvent avec sa tire-lire sa besace1 la ,mort l'arrte la porte1 toute aussi sourde ses cris1 qu'insensible l'effroi qu'elle lui cause1 elle le tire de toutes ses forces par son capuchon1 rend impuissans les efforts du bon ,frre pour se drober de ses mains4 ,,plate ,,xi4--,,the ,,abbe4 ,death1 not contented with stripping this fat ,prelate of his crosier1 which he is carrying in triumph on his shoulder1 and his mitre1 with which he is dressing himself1 is dragging him away without pity4 ,he raises his breviary with one hand1 and with the other is making some vain efforts to push him off4 ,illustration3 ,ipse morietur1 quia non habuit disciplinam1 et in multitudine stultiti decipietur4 ,prov4 v4 #bc4 ,,planche ,,xi4--,l',,abb4 ,la ,mort non contente d'avoir arrach ce gros ,prlat sa crosse1 qu'elle porte en triomphe sur son paule1 sa mitre1 dont elle s'est affuble1 le tire encore impitoyablement aprs elle2 il lve d'une main son breviaire1 fait de l'autre de vains efforts pour la repousser4 ,,plate ,,xii4--,,the ,,abbess4 ,death ludicrously hooded with several flowing plumes1 and robed in a kind of gown1 carries out of her convent an ,abbess1 whom he is dragging with all his might by her scapulary4 ,the reverend ,mother with regret is leaving life and the honours she enjoys2 and expresses1 by the alteration of her features and by her cries1 the fright that ,death has produced in her soul4 ,behind her1 under the gate of the convent1 appears a young ,nun1 strangely agitated with terror and grief4 ,illustration3 ,laudavi magis mortuos1 quam viventes4 ,eccl4 iv4 #b4 ,,planche ,,xii4--,l',,abbesse4 ,la ,mort ridiculement coiffe de diverses plumes flottantes1 vtue d'une espce de mante1 emmne hors de son couvent une ,abbesse qu'elle tire de toutes ses forces par son scapulaire4 ,la rvrendissime ,mre quitte regret la vie les honneurs dont elle jouit1 exprime par l'altration de ses traits par ses cris1 l'effroi que la ,mort a jet dans son me4 ,on voit derrire elle1 sous la porte de l'abbaye1 une jeune ,nonne vivement agite par la crainte par la douleur4 ,,plate ,,xiii4--,,the ,,preacher4 ,as he is preaching to his congregation1 ,death1 who is behind him with a stole about his neck1 holds over his head the bone of a dead body1 and by shewing it to the assembly1 preaches to them1 undoubtedly1 the most eloquent of all sermons4 ,illustration3 ,v qui dicitis malum bonum1 et bonum malum3 ponentes tenebras lucem1 et lucem tenebras3 ponentes amarum in dulce1 dulce in amarum4 ,esai v4 #bj4 ,,planche ,,xiii4--,,le ,,predicateur4 ,tandis qu'il prche son auditoire1 la ,mort qui est derrire lui1 une tole au cou1 lve par-dessus sa tte un os de mort1 en la montrant l'assemble lui fait sans doute le plus loquent de tous les sermons4 ,,plate ,,xiv4--,,the ,,priest4 ,he appears carrying the ,holy ,sacrament along the street to a dying man4 ,death marches before him1 carrying the lantern and a little bell4 ,he is followed by a boy1 who carries the holy water and a taper1 and by a young woman with a mournful aspect1 who seems to have come in quest of him4 ,illustration3 ,sum quidem ego mortalis homo4 ,sap4 vii4 #a4 ,,planche ,,xiv4--,,le ,,pretre4 ,on le voit dans la rue porter le ,st4 ,sacrement un moribond4 ,la ,mort marche devant lui1 et porte la lanterne la clochette4 ,il est suivi d'un garon qui porte l'eau bnite un cierge1 d'une jeune femme afflige qui parot tre venue le chercher4 ,,plate ,,xv4--,,the ,,physician4 ,death is leading to him a sick old man1 whose urine he is presenting to him in a phial1 and appears saying1 in a jeering manner1 ,dost thou think that thou art able to save a man whom ,i have already in my power8 ,illustration3 ,medice curate ipsum4 ,luc iv4 #bc4 ,,planche ,,xv4--,,le ,,medecin4 ,la ,mort lui amne un vieillard malade dont elle lui prsente l'urine dans une phiole1 parot lui dire d'un air moqueur2 ,crois-tu pouvoir sauver un homme que je tiens dj en ma puissance8 ,,plate ,,xvi4--,,the ,,astrologer4 ,he has his eyes fixed on a sphere hanging from the ceiling1 and appears profoundly engaged in the vain chimeras of judicial astrology1 while ,death comes to turn his attention upon a death-head1 which he is presenting to him in a most grotesque attitude1 seeming to say1 in a jeering tone1 ,could thy sublime art inform thee1 that ,i was coming to pay thee this visit to-day8 ,illustration3 ,indica mihi1 si nosti1 omnia sciebas4 ,tunc quod nasciturus esses8 numerum dierum tuorum noveras8 ,job xxxviii4 #ah1 #ba4 ,,planche ,,xvi4--,l',,astrologue4 ,il a les yeux fixs sur une sphre suspendue au plancher1 parot profondment occup des vaines chimres de l'astrologie judiciaire1 tandis que la ,mort vient tourner son attention sur une tte de mort1 qu'elle lui prsente dans l'attitude la plus grotesque1 semble lui dire d'un ton railleur2 ,ton art sublime a-t-il pu t'apprendre que je viendrois te rendre aujourd'hui cette visite8 ,,plate ,,xvii4--,,the ,,emperor4 ,seated on a throne1 and holding in his hand the sword of state1 he is attentively listening to an advocate pleading in a soothing tone1 against an unfortunate peasant1 who trembling waits1 in the most suppliant posture1 the decree that is to determine his fate4 ,death at this moment displays all his power2 he proudly takes possession of the bottom of the throne1 and is carelessly leaning his arm on the ,monarch's crown4 ,the angry aspect1 with which the ,emperor views the advocate and his two clients1 who are seen standing with their heads uncovered1 is a happy presage for the poor oppressed peasant4 ,at the foot of the throne are lying the sceptre and globe of the empire1 placed on a cushion4 ,death has set down his fatal glass beside these attributes of grandeur1 which he can cause to vanish at his pleasure4 ,illustration3 ,dispone domui tu1 quia morieris tu1 et non vives4 ,isai xxxviii4 #a4 ,ibi morieris1 et ibi erit currus glori tu4 ,isai xxii4 #ah4 ,,planche ,,xvii4--,l',,empereur4 ,assis sur son trne1 tenant dans sa main le glaive de l'empire1 il coute attentivement un avocat qui plaide d'un ton doucereux contre un malheureux paysan1 tandis que celui-ci attend en tremblant1 dans la posture la plus suppliante1 l'arrt qui doit dcider de son sort4 ,la ,mort dveloppe en ce moment toute sa puissance2 elle occup firement la fond du trne1 appuie nonchalemment son brass sur la couronne du ,monarque4 ,l'air irrit avec lequel le ,chef de l',empire regarde l'avocat ses deux cliens qu'on voit1 la tte dcouverte1 ct de leur dfenseur1 est d'un heureux prsage pour le pauvre opprim4 ,on voit au bas du trne le sceptre le globe de l'empire poss sur un coussin4 ,la ,mort a plac son sable fatal ct de ces atributs d'une grandeur qu'elle peut faire vanouir son gr4 ,,plate ,,xviii4--,,the ,,king4 ,he is seen1 eating in state1 under a canopy1 and served by the officers of the court4 ,death is come to put himself in the number1 and is at this instant performing the office of cupbearer4 ,he is pouring out drink to the ,monarch1 who holds out to him his great cup1 which he is now probably to empty for the last time4 ,the ,prince holds in his left hand a paper1 without doubt a petition1 that has just been presented to him4 ,illustration3 ,sicut et ,rex hodie est1 et cras morietur4 ,eccle4 x4 #ab4 ,nemo enim ex regibus aliud habuit4 ,,planche ,,xviii4--,,le ,,roi4 ,on le voit manger en crmonie1 assis sous un dais servi par ses grands officiers2 la ,mort est venue se mettre du nombre1 fait en ce moment l'office d'echanson4 ,elle verse boire au ,monarque qui lui tend sa large coupe1 qu'il va vraisemblablement vuider pour la dernire fois4 ,ce ,prince tient de la main gauche un papier1 sans doute un placet qu'on vient de lui remettre4 ,,plate ,,xix4--,,the ,,empress4 ,in the midst of a pompous march1 in the court of a great palace1 ,death1 who seems here to do the office of gentleman-usher1 leads this ,princess to the brink of a grave1 and shews her the bounds within which all her grandeur is to be confined4 ,illustration3 ,gradientes in superbia potest ,deus humiliare4 ,daniel iv4 #cd4 ,,planche ,,xix4--,l',,imperatrice4 ,au milieu d'une marche pompeuse1 dans la cour d'un vaste palais1 la ,mort qui parot faire ici l'office d'ecuyer1 amne cette ,princesse jusqu'au bord d'une fosse spulcrale1 pour lui faire voir le terme auquel ses grandeurs viendront aboutir4 ,,plate ,,xx4--,,the ,,queen4 ,death1 arrayed in the habits of folly1 drags away violently this young ,princess1 just as she is coming out of her palace to enjoy the pleasure of walking4 ,with terror painted in her countenance1 she is making the air resound with mournful cries2 the maid of honour1 who accompanies her1 agitated with the most violent despair1 is imploring the aid of ,heaven1 while the buffoon is making vain efforts to defend her against ,death1 who holds aloft his glass1 to shew that the fatal hour is come4 ,illustration3 ,mulieres opulent surgite1 audite vocem meam3 post dies enim annum1 vos conturbabimini confidentes4 ,isai xxxii4 #i1 #aj4 ,,planche ,,xx4--,,la ,,reine4 ,la ,mort revtue des habits de la folie1 entraine avec violence cette jeune ,princesse1 au moment qu'elle sort de son palais pour jour du plaisir de la promenade2 la terreur peinte sur le visage elle faite rtentir les airs de ses cris douloureux2 la dame d'honneur qui l'accompagne1 agite du plus violent dsespoir1 implore le secours du ,ciel1 tandis que le bouffon de la ,reine fait de vains efforts pour la dfendre contre la ,mort1 qui tient son sable lev pour faire voir que l'heure fatale est arrive4 ,,plate ,,xxi4--,,the ,,dutchess4 ,death1 in the shape of two hideous skeletons1 comes to surprise her as she is lying softly on an elegant bed4 ,one of the skeletons awakes her with the sound of a violin1 while the other is pulling off her bed-clothes1 making frightful grimaces4 ,illustration3 ,de lectulo1 super quem ascendisti1 non descendes1 sed morte morieris4 #d ,reg4 i4 #d4 ,,planche ,,xxi4--,,la ,,duchesse4 ,sous la figure de deux sequelettes hideux1 la ,mort vient la surprendre1 mollement couche sur un lit lgant4 ,l'un des squelettes la rveille au son d'un violon1 tandis que l'autre lui arrache sa couverture en faisant d'effroyables grimaces4 ,,plate ,,xxii4--,,the ,,countess4 ,she is wholly taken up with the care of her dress1 and is receiving with eagerness1 from the hands of one of her maids1 a very rich robe with a gold chain4 ,death comes to derange her toilet1 and has already1 without being perceived1 slipped round her neck a collar made of small bones4 ,illustration3 ,ducunt in bonis dies suos1 et in puncto ad inferna descendunt4 ,job xxi4 #ac4 ,,planche ,,xxii4--,,la ,,comtesse4 ,elle n'est occupe que du soin de sa parure1 reoit avec empressement1 des mains d'une de ses femmes1 un habillement trs-riche avec une chane d'or4 ,la ,mort vient troubler sa toilette1 lui a dj pass autour du cou1 sans qu'elle s'en soit encore aperue1 un collier fait de petits os de mort4 ,,plate ,,xxiii4--,,the ,,new-,,married ,,pair4 ,in the first transports of an happy union1 this tender couple appears so wholly taken up with each other1 and so inebriated with their mutual happiness1 that they neither see nor hear4 ,death1 who is marching before them1 beating furiously on a little drum1 is soon to give a cruel interruption to their enjoyments4 ,illustration3 ,sola mors me et te separaverit4 ,ruth i4 #ag4 ,,planche ,,xxiii4--,,les ,,nouveaux ,,maries4 ,dans les premiers transports d'une douce union1 ces deux tendres poux paroissent tellement occups l'un de l'autre1 ils sont si enivrs de leur bonheur mutuel1 qu'ils ne voient ni n'entendent la ,mort qui marche devant eux1 en frappant vigoureusement sur un petit tambour1 qui va leur donner bientt un cruel trouble-fte4 ,,plate ,,xxiv4--,,the ,,canoness4 ,there appears in this young and beautiful recluse1 a striking mixture of gallantry and devotion4 ,on her knees before a little altar1 with her rosary in her hand1 she is amorously listening to the songs which a young man1 seated on a bed1 addresses to her1 accompanying them with his lute4 ,death comes to put out the tapers burning on the altar1 and to change into sadness the pleasures of this conversation4 ,illustration3 ,est via1 qu videtur homini justa3 novissima autem ejus deducunt hominem ad mortem4 ,prov4 xiv4 #ab4 ,,planche ,,xxiv4--,,la ,,chanoinesse4 ,l'on voit dans cette jeune belle recluse un mlange frappant de galanterie de dvotion4 ,agenouille devant un petit autel1 son rosaire la main1 elle coute amoureusement les chansons qu'un jeune homme1 assis sur son lit1 lui adresse en les accompagnant de son luth4 ,la ,mort vient teindre les cierges allums sur l'autel1 changer en amertume les douceurs de ce tte--tte4 ,,plate ,,xxv4--,,the ,,count4 ,death here adds to his usual employment that of avenger of oppressed vassals4 ,he is throwing with violence at the head of this ,lord1 his coat of arms1 the dear object of his pride1 under the weight of which he is ready to make him fall4 ,he appears trampling under foot a flail1 to mark his inhumanity to labourers1 a class of society so necessary and respectable4 ,on the ground also are to be seen the remains of the helmet which formed the crest of his arms1 with the other ornaments that decorated them4 ,illustration3 ,quoniam cum interierit1 non sumet omnia3 neque descendet cum eo gloria ejus4 ,psal4 xlvii4 #ah4 ,,planche ,,xxv4--,,le ,,comte4 ,la ,mort ajoute ici l'exercice de son emploi accoutum celui de vengeur de vassaux opprims2 elle jette avec violence la tte de ce ,seigneur ses armoiries1 l'objet chri de son orgueil1 sous le poids desquelles elle va le faire prir4 ,on le voit fouler ses pieds un flau1 pour dsigner son inhumanit envers les laboureurs1 cette classe de la socit si ncessaire si respectable2 on peut encore remarquer terre1 les dbris du casque dont ces armoiries toient surmontes avec d'autres ornemens qui les dcoroient4 ,,plate ,,xxvi4--,,the ,,knight4 ,this worthy ,cavalier1 returned victorious from so many combats and tournaments1 comes at length to meet his match4 ,death has run him through the body with a furious stroke of the lance1 and is laughing at the vain efforts he makes to defend himself4 ,illustration3 ,subito morientur1 in media nocte turbabuntur populi1 auferent violentum absque manu4 ,job xxxiv4 #bj4 ,,planche ,,xxvi4--,,le ,,chevalier4 ,ce preux ,chevalier sorti vainqueur de tant de combats de tant de tournois1 vient enfin de trouver son matre4 ,la ,mort l'a perc de part en part d'un furieux coup de lance1 se rit des vains efforts qu'il met en usage pour se dfendre contr'elle4 ,,plate ,,xxvii4--,,the ,,gentleman4 ,he is doing every thing in his power to put off the moment that is to separate him for ever from his possessions1 and his fine seat1 which appears in the back ground2 but ,death inexorable has already set down beside him the fatal bier1 into which he is about to make him enter4 ,illustration3 ,quis est homo1 qui vivet1 et non videbit mortem3 eruet animam suam de manu inferi8 ,psal4 lxxxviii4 #di4 ,,planche ,,xxvii4--,,le ,,gentilhomme4 ,il fait tout ce qu'il peut pour reculer le moment qui doit le sparer pour toujours de ses possessions1 de son beau chteau qui parot dans le lointain2 mais la ,mort inexorable a dj plac prs de lui la bire fatale o elle va le faire entrer4 ,,plate ,,xxviii4--,,the ,,swiss ,,soldier4 ,on a field of battle1 covered with dead carcasses1 ,death1 armed with a buckler and a huge dart1 attacks this warrior1 in the bosom of victory1 escaped alone from the carnage of the day1 and is giving him some terrible blows4 ,it is in vain that this brave ,soldier1 whose courage seems invincible1 is obstinately attempting to dispute the victory with an irresistible adversary4 ,in the back ground appears another ,death1 running1 and beating on a drum1 who is followed by several soldiers4 ,illustration3 ,cum fortis armatus custodit atrium suum1 c4 ,si autem fortior eo superveniens vicerit eum1 universa ejus arma auferet1 in quibus confidebat4 ,luc xi4 #ba1 #bb4 ,,planche ,,xxviii4--,,le ,,soldat ,,suisse4 ,sur un champ de bataille jonch de cadavres1 la ,mort arme d'un bouclier d'un grand javelot1 attaque dans le sein de la victoire ce guerrier chapp seul au carnage1 lui port des coups terribles4 ,c'est en vain que ce brave ,soldat dont la valeur sembloit indomptable1 s'acharne disputer la victoire un adversaire auquel rien ne sauroit rsister4 ,dans le lointain on apperoit une autre ,mort qui bat du tambour en courrant1 qui est suivie de quelques soldats4 ,,plate ,,xxix4--,,the ,,judge4 ,it appears that this supporter of ,justice1 forgetting the dignity of his station1 abandons himself without shame to injustice4 ,he is stretching out his hand for the gold that the rich man is going to give him1 without doubt to obtain of him a favourable decision1 and to bear down the poor unfortunate man1 who appears in a trembling posture at the side of the ,judge4 ,death comes to surprise him in the midst of his prevarications1 and is snatching out of his hands the rod which is the mark of his dignity4 ,illustration3 ,disperdam judicem de medio ejus4 ,amos ii4 #c4 ,,planche ,,xxix4--,,le ,,juge4 ,il parot que ce suppt de ,thmis1 oubliant la dignit de sa place1 s'abandonne sans pudeur l'iniquit4 ,il tend la main l'or que cet homme riche va lui donner1 sans doute pour en obtenir un jugement favorable1 faire succomber le pauvre malheureux qu'on voit dans une attitude craintive ct du ,juge4 ,la ,mort vient le surprendre au milieu de ses prvarications1 lui arrache des mains la baguette qui est la marque de sa dignit4 ,,plate ,,xxx4--,,the ,,counsellor4 ,this magistrate appears deeply engaged in giving1 in the open street1 to a rich man1 the advices which a little devil1 astride on his neck1 is blowing into his ears1 while he pays no sort of regard to the poor man1 who is tapping his shoulder1 and in the most suppliant posture asking to be heard4 ,death seems to be rising from the earth1 in indignation1 to put an end to this interesting conversation4 ,illustration3 ,qui obturat aurem suam ad clamorem pauperis1 et ipse clamabit1 non exaudietur4 ,prov4 xxi4 #ac4 ,,planche ,,xxx4--,,le ,,conseiller4 ,ce magistrat parot fort occup donner en pleine rue un homme riche1 des conseils qu'un petit diable califourchon sur son cou lui souffle aux oreilles1 tandis qu'il ne fait aucune attention au pauvre qui lui touche doucement l'paule1 dmande dans l'attitude la plus suppliante tre cout4 ,la ,mort indigne semble sortir de terre1 pour mettre fin cette conversation intresse4 ,,plate ,,xxxi4--,,the ,,advocate4 ,this subject answers to ,no4 #bi4 ,the example of the ,judge seems to authorize the ,advocate to get himself well paid for his prevarication1 and that even in the presence of his poor client1 whose wretched condition would raise compassion in any breast less obdurate than that of the lawyer4 ,but ,death will avenge the oppressed2 he is pouring into the hands of the ,advocate money in abundance1 of which he will have little use1 for he is1 at the same instant1 shewing him1 with an air of insult1 his sand run out4 ,illustration3 ,callidus vidit malum1 abscondit1 sed innocens pertransiit afflictus est damno4 ,prov4 xxii4 #c4 ,,planche ,,xxxi4--,l',,avocat4 ,ce sujet se rapporte au ,no4 #bi4 ,l'exemple du ,juge semble autoriser l',avocat se faire payer chrement ses prvarications1 cela mme en prsence de son pauvre client qui se tient dans un certain loignement1 dont l'tat misrable feroit piti une me moins dure que celle de l'homme de loi4 ,mais la ,mort vengera l'opprim2 elle verse abondamment dans les mains de l',avocat de l'argent dont il ne profitera gure1 car elle lui montre en mme tems d'un air moqueur son sable coul4 ,,plate ,,xxxii4--,,the ,,merchant4 ,escaped from the dangers of the sea1 and safely arrived in port1 this rich ,merchant believes himself now in perfect safety2 but he is mistaken4 ,employed in counting his money1 examining his goods1 and treating about their disposal1 a bad customer1 ,death himself1 comes up1 and it is his person only that he wants to bargain for4 ,illustration3 ,qui congregat thesauros lingua mendacii1 vanus et excors est1 impingetur ad laqueos ,mortis4 ,prov4 xxi4 #f4 ,,planche ,,xxxii4--,,le ,,marchand4 ,echapp aux prils de la mer1 arriv heureusement au port1 ce riche ,marchand se croit en pleine scurit2 il se trompe4 ,occup compter son argent1 examiner ses marchandises traiter de leur vente1 un mauvais chaland1 la ,mort elle-mme1 arrive1 ce n'est que de sa personne qu'elle veut faire emplette4 ,,plate ,,xxxiii4--,,the ,,hawker4 ,bending under the weight of his load1 he is advancing1 with a quick pace1 to the neighbouring town1 comforting himself with thinking on the gain he is to make there2 but ,death1 in the form of two skeletons1 is come to put a sudden end to his labours and his hopes4 ,one of the skeletons is dragging him forcibly by the arm1 while the other behind him is playing on a marine trumpet4 ,it is in vain that the poor ,hawker points with his finger to the place where his business calls him2 this disagreeable company appears desirous of making him take another road4 ,illustration3 ,venite ad me omnes1 qui laboratis1 et onerati estis4 ,matth4 xi4 #bh4 ,,planche ,,xxxiii4--,,le ,,colporteur4 ,courb sous le poids de sa charge1 il avance grands pas vers le lieu voisin1 trouve du soulagement en rvant au gain qu'il pourroit y faire2 mais la ,mort1 sous la figure de deux squelettes1 est venue subitement mettre fin ses peines ses esprances4 ,l'un des squelettes le tire avec force par le bras1 tandis que l'autre joue derrire lui de la trompette marine4 ,c'est en vain que le pauvre ,colporteur montre des doigts l'endroit o ses affaires l'appellent1 cette fcheuse compagnie parot vouloir lui faire prendre une autre route4 ,,plate ,,xxxiv4--,,the ,,shipwreck4 ,death here is exercising his power on one of his most fertile domains4 ,he himself is breaking the mast of a ship violently tossed by the tempest1 and throws all the passengers into the most fearful despair4 ,one alone we can distinguish1 near the mast1 who preserves the tranquillity of mind which1 in the greatest danger1 a good conscience yields to firm and intrepid minds2 his head has all the features with which ,socrates is usually represented4 ,illustration3 ,qui volunt ditescere incidunt in tentationem laqueum1 cupiditates multas stultas noxias1 qu demergunt homines in exitum interitum4 #a ad ,timo4 vi4 #i4 ,,planche ,,xxxiv4--,,le ,,naufrage4 ,la ,mort exerce ici son empire sur un de ses plus fertiles domaines2 elle brise elle-mme le mt d'un vaisseau violemment agit par la tempte1 jette tous les passagers dans le plus affreux dsespoir4 ,on en distingue un seul plac prs du mt1 qui a conserv cette tranquillit d'me qu'une bonne conscience accorde dans les plus grands prils aux esprits fermes courageux2 sa tte a tous les traits sous lesquels on reprsente ordinairement ,socrate4 ,,plate ,,xxxv--,,the ,,waggoner4 ,we see ,death here venting his capricious fury on a cart of wine that a poor ,waggoner is conducting4 ,without doubt1 the man himself will soon come1 in his turn1 to be the sport of his caprice2 and the same cause that has now produced1 will ere long effectually finish his despair4 ,illustration3 ,ccus ccum ducit3 ambo in foveam cadunt4 ,matth4 xv4 #ad4 ,,planche ,,xxxv4--,,le ,,voiturier4 ,on voit ici la ,mort exercer ses bizarres fureurs sur un char de vin que conduit un pauvre ,voiturier4 ,sans doute que lui-mme va devenir son tour le jouet de ses caprices1 que la mme cause qui vient d'occasionner son dsespoir ne tardera pas le terminer4 ,,plate ,,xxxvi4--,,the ,,husbandman4 ,were ,death capable of considerations1 what class of society would better deserve to be exempted from his ravages1 than the labourers2 incontestably the most useful1 most laborious1 and most productive of real opulence8 ,but he is now striking the horses harnessed to this ,husbandman's plough2 and this enemy of the human race can strike no blow more severely felt1 than by thus attacking it in the source of its subsistence4 ,illustration3 ,in sudore vultus tui vesceris pane tuo4 ,gen4 iii4 #ai4 ,,planche ,,xxxvi4--,,le ,,laboureur4 ,si la ,mort pouvoit user de quelque considration1 quelle classe de la socit mriteroit mieux d'en tre mnage que celle du laboureur1 sans contredit la plus utile1 la plus laborieuse1 la plus productive des vritables richesses8 ,mais elle frappe dj les chevaux attels la charrue de ce ,cultivateur1 cette ennemie du genre humain ne sauroit lui porter des coups plus sensibles qu'en l'attaquant dans les sources de sa subsistance4 ,,plate ,,xxxvii4--,,the ,,miser4 ,the character of the ,miser is very forcibly expressed in this sketch4 ,shut up in a vault1 which receives the light only through a wicket1 secured with a double grate of thick iron bars1 he is entirely taken up with his beloved treasure1 a considerable part whereof ,death is snatching up before his eyes4 ,this loss excites in him all the symptoms of the most violent desperation1 and it plainly appears that his gold is an hundred times dearer to his heart than his life4 ,illustration3 ,stulte1 hac nocte repetunt animam tuam3 qu parasti1 cujus erunt8 ,luc xii4 #bj4 ,,planche ,,xxxvii4--,l',,avare4 ,le caractre de l',avare est rendu dans ce dessein avec beaucoup d'nergie4 ,renferm dans un caveau qui ne reoit du jour que par une lucarne garnie d'une double grille d'pais barreaux de fer1 il n'est occup que de son cher trsor1 dont la ,mort lui enlve ses yeux un portion trs-considrable4 ,cette perte excite en lui tous les symptmes du plus violent dsespoir1 l'on voit bien que son or lui tient cent fois plus cur que la vie4 ,,plate ,,xxxviii4--,,the ,,highway ,,robber4 ,this ill-fated man attacks in a forest1 a country girl returning from the fair1 and is endeavouring to take from her what she is bringing from thence2 but1 fortunately for the poor woman1 ,death comes to her assistance2 and laying hold of the ,robber1 prevents1 probably only by a few days1 the hangman1 who would have made him bear on a scaffold the punishment due to his crimes4 ,illustration3 ,quasi agnus lasciviens ignorans1 nescit quod ad vincula stultus trahatur4 ,prov4 vii4 #bb4 ,,planche ,,xxxviii4--,,le ,,voleur ,,de ,,grand ,,chemin4 ,ce malheureux attaque dans une fort une paysanne qui revient de la foire1 veut lui enlever ce qu'elle en rapporte2 mais heureusement pour la pauvre femme1 la ,mort vient son secours1 en se saisissant du ,voleur elle ne prvient peut-tre que de quelques jours le bourreau1 qui lui auroit fait porter sur un chaffaut la peine de ses crimes4 ,,plate ,,xxxix4--,,the ,,drunkards4 ,debauchery1 and1 above all1 excess in drinking1 undoubtedly furnish ,death with powerful arms for committing his ravages4 ,here he appears pouring the wine in great abundance into the throat of one of these ,drunkards1 and the most beastly drunkenness reigns in these disgusting orgies4 ,illustration3 ,et nolite inebriari vino1 in quo est luxuria4 ,eph4 v4 #ah4 ,,planche ,,xxxix4--,,les ,,yvrognes4 ,la dbauche surtout les excs de la boisson fournissent sans cesse la ,mort des armes puissantes pour exercer ses ravages4 ,on la voit ici qui entonne le vin grands flots dans le gozier d'un de ces ,yvrognes1 la plus grossire crapule prside cette dgotante orgie4 ,,plate ,,xl4--,,the ,,gamesters4 ,here is another company well worthy of the former2 and the fate of those who compose it is nearly the same2 it only differs in this1 that the ,devil and ,death are disputing which of them shall carry off the losing ,gamester4 ,it is a contest1 if we may say so1 frightful as well as ludicrous1 so much the more so1 that the second ,gamester1 interesting himself in the fate of the first1 is addressing fervent prayers to the ,devil on his behalf2 but the third is doing still better1 taking the advantage of this moment of trouble and terror1 to gather in the money that is lying on the table4 ,illustration3 ,quid enim prodest homini1 si mundum universum lucretur1 anim vero su detrimentum patiatur8 ,matth4 xvi4 #bf4 ,,planche ,,xl4--,,les ,,joueurs4 ,voici une autre compagnie bien digne de la prcdente2 aussi le sort de ceux qui la composent est-il peu prs le mme2 il ne diffre qu'en ce que le ,diable la ,mort se disputent qui des deux emportera le ,joueur qui a perdu4 ,c'est un combat1 s'il est permis de le dire1 aussi effroyable que comique1 d'autant plus que le second ,joueur1 s'intressant au sort du premier1 adresse de ferventes prires au ,diable en sa faveur2 mais le troisime fait encore mieux1 profite de ce moment de trouble d'effroi1 pour ramasser l'argent qui se trouve sur la table4 ,,plate ,,xli4--,,the ,,old ,,man4 ,here we see ,death leading away1 playing on a psaltery1 an ,old ,man to the brink of the grave1 bent under the load of years1 and verging to the last degree of frailty4 ,the ,old ,man allows himself to be carried off1 with that calmness and tranquillity1 which are the effects of wisdom1 and the fruits of a good conscience4 ,illustration3 ,spiritus meus attenuabitur1 dies mei breviabuntur1 solum mihi superest sepulchrum4 ,job xvii4 #a4 ,,planche ,,xli4--,,le ,,vieillard4 ,l'on voit ici la ,mort qui conduit sur le bord de sa fosse1 en jouant du psalterion1 un ,vieillard courb sous le poids des annes1 parvenu au dernier degr de la caducit4 ,le ,vieillard se laisse emmener avec ce calme cette tranquillit qui sont l'apanage de la sagesse les fruits d'une bonne conscience4 ,,plate ,,xlii4--,,the ,,old ,,woman4 ,the grim countenance of this good old ,dame does not indicate the same resignation as appears in the former subject4 ,wholly occupied in mumbling her rosary1 she pays no attention to the sound of a dulcimer1 on which one of her conductors is playing4 ,the other skeleton1 impatient of the slowness of the ,old ,woman's march1 is employing menaces and blows to make her advance4 ,illustration3 ,melior est mors quam vita4 ,eccle4 xxx4 #ag4 ,,planche ,,xlii4--,,la ,,vieille4 ,le visage rechign de cette bonne ,vieille n'annonce pas la mme rsignation que dans le sujet prcdent4 ,toute occupe marmotter son rosaire1 elle ne prte aucune attention au son du timpanon dont joue l'une de ses conductrices4 ,l'autre squelette impatient de la lenteur que la bonne ,vieille met dans sa marche1 emploie les menaces les coups pour la faire avancer4 ,,plate ,,xliii4--,,the ,,blind ,,man4 ,this poor ,blind ,man is following1 with an air of chagrin1 his new conductor1 who1 without pity1 is leading him through wretched roads4 ,in vain does he attempt1 by groping his way1 to avoid the obstacles that oppose his reluctant march2 he will not avoid that fatal goal to which ,death is conducting him1 and which will be the only termination of his evils4 ,illustration3 ,domine vim patior4 ,isai xxxviii4 #ad4 ,cci sunt1 duces ccorum4 ,ccus autem si cco ducatum prstet1 ambo in foveam cadunt4 ,matth4 xv4 #ad4 ,,planche ,,xliii4--,l',,aveugle4 ,ce pauvre ,aveugle suit d'un air chagrin son nouveau conducteur qui le mne impitoyablement par les plus mauvais chemins2 en vain veut-il viter1 en ttonnant1 les obstacles qui s'opposent sa marche force2 il n'vitera pas le terme fatal o la ,mort le conduit1 et qui ne sera dans le fond que celui de ses maux4 ,,plate ,,xliv4--,,the ,,beggar4 ,in the most deplorable situation1 lame1 and exposed almost naked to the injuries of the weather1 he is set down before a rich man's house1 into which he has the mortification to see several enter1 who look at him without ever thinking of relieving his distress4 ,death1 not less cruel than capricious1 whose aid alone he implores1 and in whose power it is to make him happy1 deaf to his prayers1 allows him to groan under the load of evils which overwhelm him1 whilst he delights to tear from this life those who think themselves happy1 or are attached to it by the strongest ties4 ,illustration3 ,corruit in curru suo4 ,chron4 xxii4 ,,planche ,,xliv4--,,le ,,mendiant4 ,dans l'tat le plus dplorable1 estropi1 expos presque nud aux injures du tems1 il est assis devant la maison d'un homme opulent1 dans laquelle il a la douleur de voir entrer plusieurs personnes qui le regardent sans songer soulager ses peines4 ,la ,mort non moins cruelle que bizarre1 dont lui seul implore le secours1 qui pourroit faire son bonheur1 sourde ses prires1 le laisse gmir sous le poids des maux qui l'accablent1 tandis qu'elle se plat arracher de cette vie ceux qui s'y croient heureux1 ou qui y tiennent par les liens les plus puissans4 ,,plate ,,xlv4--,,the ,,child4 ,if under the roof of poverty there is any comfort1 it is in having children1 by whom we may hope one day to be solaced4 ,this is the case with this poor widow2 but death is of a different opinion1 and is come to carry off her youngest ,child1 unmoved by her prayers and lamentations4 ,illustration3 ,homo natus de muliere1 brevi vivens tempore1 repletur multis miseriis3 qui quasi flos egreditur conteritur1 fugit velut umbra4 ,job xiv4 #a1 #b4 ,,planche ,,xlv4--,l',,enfant4 ,si sous le toit de la pauvret il y a quelque consolation1 c'est d'avoir des enfans dont on peut esprer d'tre un jour soulag4 ,c'est le cas de cette pauvre veuve1 mais la ,mort n'est point de cet avis1 vient de lui enlever le plus petit sans se laisser flchir1 ni par ses prires ni par ses lamentations4 ,,plate ,,xlvi4--,,the ,,fool4 ,death is leading him away gaily1 making him dance to the sound of a bagpipe4 ,the ,fool1 ignorant without doubt of the catastrophe that awaits him1 seems to be meditating some piece of mischief1 which will probably be his last4 ,this dancing couple finish the procession1 wherein ,,holbein has had the skill to unite a salutary moral with the gayest and liveliest sallies that form a singular contrast with the sadness of the subject4 ,illustration3 ,quasi agnus lasciviens1 ignorans quod ad vincula stultus trahatur4 ,prov4 vii4 #bb4 ,,planche ,,xlvi4--,,le ,,fou4 ,la ,mort l'emmne gaiement en le faisant danser au son d'une cornemuse2 le ,fou qui ne sait pas sans doute la catastrophe qui l'attend1 parot mditer une malice qui sera vraisemblablement la dernire4 ,ce couple dansant termine la marche de cette suite o ,,holbein a su runir une morale salutaire1 aux sallies les plus gaies les plus plaisantes qui contrastent singulirement avec la tristesse du sujet4 ,,the ,,end4 ,w4 ,,smith ,,and ,,co4 ,printers1 ,,king ,,street1 ,,seven ,,dials4