The Tomb of Death

Francesco Bartolozzi after Thomas Stothard

Associated Names
Francesco Bartolozzi

Artist, Florentine, 1727 - 1815

Thomas Stothard

Artist After, British, 1755 - 1834

The image depicts two figures standing on either side of a dark archway. On the left, a nude figure with long hair is entwined with a serpent. Beside them is a reptilian creature. On the right, a figure draped in robes and crowned with a circlet of spikes holds a spear. The background shows a stone structure with dark shadows. Billowing clouds of smoke or mist frame the entire composition.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1881

  • Tuer, Andrew W. Bartolozzi and his works. 2 vols. London: Field and Tuer; Hamilton, Adams and Co.,1881.

Inscriptions

across bottom plate: T.Stothard pinx.t London: Published 1 Nov.1792. by Jeffryes & CF Ludsate Hill. F.Bartolozzi Sculp.t R.A.; by later hand on mount, across bottom in graphite: F 214 Tomb of Death 613 / aSx

Wikidata ID

Q74896168

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