The skeleton of Death and the warrior

The skeleton of Death and the warrior. Death helps the knight put on his plumed helm before a tourney. The knight wears full plate armour and holds a sword. He stands in front of a tent and a lady offers him a handkerchief. 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

Chivalry Compositions Consisting Doings Engraver Grim Handkerchief Helm Illustrator Joust Macabre Morbid Mortality Numerous Plumed Prose Reaper Squire Tourney Verse

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