Skeleton and devil flanking a coat of arms, 1807 etching
An 1807 etching in brown ink shows a skeleton holding a scythe on the left and a horned devil on the right, flanking a heraldic shield. The shield is divided into scenes of ships, soldiers and buildings, topped by a crown and crossed spears, with a banner reading The Wages of Sin Is Death.
- Artist
- Reader, E. F. Strallon.
- Date
- March 10. 1807
- Medium
- Memento mori (images) Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3079 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1807.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
