The skeleton of Death and the mother

The skeleton of Death and the mother. A skeleton feeds a baby on its knee, while the mother examines embroidered fabric and a young servant holds up a hat. The room is decorated with a chair, harpsichord with sheet music, and lute. Illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Richard Dagley from his own Death's Doings, Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions in Verse and Prose, J. Andrews, London, 1827. Dagley (1761-1841) was an English painter, illustrator and engraver

Dance Of Death Deaths Doings Engraver Grim Reaper Harpsichord Illustrator J. Andrews Lute Macabre Morbid Mortality Richard Dagley Sheet Music Spoon Steel Engraving

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