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Hand-coloured etching of a woman, half dressed in blue gown and half skeleton, beside an inscribed obelisk, with a skull and bone at her feet.

A woman shown half as clothed human being and half as skeleton. Coloured etching, 17--.

A hand-coloured etching shows a woman split down the middle: one side richly dressed in a blue gown with a fan and lace collar, the other a skeleton holding a dart. She stands beside a tall inscribed obelisk on a plinth, with a book, skull and bone at her feet.

Artist
Robert Dighton
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Memento mori (images) Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2949 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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: Vida y muerte contrastadas, o un ensayo sobre la mujer

Un grabado al aguafuerte coloreado a mano muestra a una mujer dividida por la mitad: un lado con un vestido azul ricamente adornado, abanico y cuello de encaje, y el otro un esqueleto que sostiene una flecha. Junto a ella se alza un obelisco alto con inscripciones, y a sus pies hay un libro, un cráneo y un hueso.

Português: Vida e Morte Contrastadas, ou Um Ensaio sobre a Mulher

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