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""The subject is a typical theme which recurs constantly in Graf's work, particularly his drawings, and serves as a reminder of his life as a professional soldier as well as the current feelings of misogyny which pervade so much of the art of this…

In this illustration, four gentlemen and a woman are standing outside. On the left, a skeleton is holding a scythe while staring at them. The skeleton is not depicted with any specific gender traits.
The image overall represents the idea of one…

This image represents a woman, a man and a skeleton in a room. The men appears on the floor and the woman on the bed. It is thus a joint death of a man and a woman. The man seems to have tried to defend himself with a sword, whereas the woman seems…

This engraving represents a young couple (man and woman) that are faced with a skeleton representing death. The skeleton is wrapped with a shroud. It is thus representative of one death for both genders.
The fact that the engraving represents a…

This image represents a couple (man and woman) sitting on a table and drinking. A skeleton without any sex or gender traits appears on the right. This is another example of death as the third member of the couple, or one death for both genders.

This engraving represents a couple (man and woman) accompanied by death, represented by a female skeleton. The skeleton's gender can be seen by the clothing (head covering) and its breasts.
Death takes the equivalent place of the hunting hawk,…

This engraving represents a couple, a man and a woman. In the middle of these, a skeleton wearing a flower crown. It is unclear what type of crown it is, whether it is a victory or virgin crown. The skeleton is placing both its arms around the…

This engraving represents a couple, the woman in the centre and the men on the right. On the left and holding the woman by her hand, is a skeleton representing death. In this image, death acts as a mirror image of the husband, who is mimicked with…

This image represents a couple, a man and a woman. In the middle of the couple, there is an hourglass on top of a coat of arms. The death coat of arms has metal parts. The skeleton arms holding the hourglass look like a modern monster or automate,…

The image shows death represented as a skeleton with no visible gender attributes and holding several scythes. The skeleton has just killed two women and a man who are lying on the right of the image. A young woman (Denise Poncher) kneels on the left…