This is a drawing of a town scene with several individuals, a horse, and a scale. The image shows a crowded gathering where figures are engaged in various activities around a central figure holding an oversized balance scale. The setting is a cobblestone street with buildings and a sign that translates to values of freedom, equality, and fraternity near the doorway in the background. On the right, a cloaked figure leads a child away, and on the other side, a group of onlookers stares and points towards the scale. The drawing style is intricate with detailed lines and shading, reminiscent of 19th-century woodcut prints.
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This is a drawing of a town scene with several individuals, a horse, and a scale. The image shows a crowded gathering where figures are engaged in various activities around a central figure holding an oversized balance scale. The setting is a cobblestone street with buildings and a sign that translates to values of freedom, equality, and fraternity near the doorway in the background. On the right, a cloaked figure leads a child away, and on the other side, a group of onlookers stares and points towards the scale. The drawing style is intricate with detailed lines and shading, reminiscent of 19th-century woodcut prints.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Auch ein Todtentanz III

Alfred Rethel

Date
1849
Medium
wood engraving
Classification
Print
Accession number
1971.28.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Auch ein Todtentanz aus dem Jahre 1848

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Horse
  • Table
  • child
  • portrait
  • Man
  • Figures

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