Hermit kneeling in prayer beside a skeleton, grey wash drawing
A bearded hermit with a halo kneels in prayer in a wooded landscape, a rosary at his feet beside a skeleton lying on a stone slab. The grey wash drawing with pen outlines shows a tree, distant hills and a hilltop building, with Latin inscriptions in a band below.
- Artist
- Aspruck, Franz.
- Date
- 1740
- Medium
- Allegorical drawings Wash drawings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3305 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1740.
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