Title
Skeletons approach a group of terrified, fashionably-dressed ladies and summon them to the cemetery, by Gamelin (1779)
Description
This image portrays a group of women running away from skeletons that are going after them. The skeleton standing and pointing at the women seems to be feminine because of the size of its hip bones and because of how its legs are positioned. This would be a representation of female skeletons going after people of the same gender.
Creator
Gamelin, Jacques (1739-1803)
Source
Skeletons approach a group of terrified, fashionably-dressed ladies and summon them to the cemetery. Etching by Lavalée after J. Gamelin, 1778/1779. Credit: Wellcome Library, London, UK
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/vmhu8qpa
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200905151013if_/https://wellcomecollection.org/works/vmhu8qpa
Wellcome Library number: 569751i
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/vmhu8qpa
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200905151013if_/https://wellcomecollection.org/works/vmhu8qpa
Wellcome Library number: 569751i
Date
1779
Format
Etching, plate mark.
Dimensions: 18.6 × 23.6 cm
Dimensions: 18.6 × 23.6 cm
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