143 - HOLBEIN (Hans) [& DEUCHAR (David)]. The Dances of Death, through the various stages of human life [...]. Etched by D. Deuchar, F.A.S. London, W. Smith & Co., for John Scott and Thomas Ostell, 1803. In-4, marbled half-basane, ribbed spine, gilt title (modern binding).

HOLBEIN (Hans) [& DEUCHAR (David)]. The Dances of Death, through the various stages of human life [...]. Etched by D. Deuchar, F.A.S. London, W. Smith & Co., for John Scott and Thomas Ostell, 1803. In-4, marbled half-basane, ribbed spine, gilt title (modern binding). A new edition of Hans Holbein’s famous Dance of Death, etched by David Deuchar (1743–1808). These macabre compositions depict Death leading people of all walks of life—from the most powerful to the most humble—in his dance. The engravings are accompanied by explanations in French and English. The illustrations consist of a frontispiece, an engraved title page dated 1786, a portrait of Holbein, and 43 (of 47) engraved plates. Plates XII (Abbess), XIII (Preacher), XXVIII (Swiss Soldier), and XXXII (Merchant) are missing. Pronounced foxing. An interesting English adaptation of one of the most famous engraved series of the Renaissance.