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Black-and-white etching of a reclining skeleton on a stone ledge, with snakes winding over it and rats nearby, under a Latin banner.

A skeleton with snakes and rats. Etching by C. Grignion, 1821.

A black-and-white etching shows a skeleton reclining on a stone ledge, with snakes winding over its skull and ribs and rats at its feet. A banner above reads Speculum miseriae et fragilitatis humanae, and the ledge is inscribed Hodie mihi, cras tibi.

Artist
Charles Grignion the Elder
Date
12th. March, 1821
Medium
Vanitas (still lifes) Memento mori (images) Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2515 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1821.
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

Español: Un castigo al orgullo y la vanidad: esqueleto con serpientes y ratas, 1821

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra un esqueleto recostado sobre una repisa de piedra, con serpientes enroscadas sobre el cráneo y las costillas y ratas a sus pies. Una pancarta sobre él dice Speculum miseriae et fragilitatis humanae, y la repisa lleva la inscripción Hodie mihi, cras tibi.

Português: Castigo ao orgulho e à vaidade: esqueleto com cobras e ratos, 1821

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra um esqueleto reclinado sobre uma laje de pedra, com cobras enroscadas no crânio e nas costelas e ratos aos seus pés. Uma faixa acima traz o texto Speculum miseriae et fragilitatis humanae, e a laje tem a inscrição Hodie mihi, cras tibi.

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