Title
Skeletons as death taking the living away, by Gamelin (1779)
Description
This image represents a scene where skeletons are taking living men and women. Some of the individuals are still alive and struggling to free themselves from the skeletons, some are already dead. Although skeletons are not represented with specific gender attributes (hair, dresses, etc.), the skeleton that appears in the center of the image carrying a woman on its arms displays a masculine attitude of a kidnapper of a woman.
Creator
Gamelin, Jacques (1739-1803)
Source
Skeletons carrying people off to the grave. Etching by J. Gamelin after himself, 1778/1779.. Credit: Wellcome Library, London, UK
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/njc23mtr
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Wellcome Library number: 569739i
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/njc23mtr
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200905150348/https://wellcomecollection.org/works/njc23mtr
Wellcome Library number: 569739i
Date
1779
Format
Etching, plate mark.
Dimensions: 14.7 × 26.5 cm
Dimensions: 14.7 × 26.5 cm
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