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Black-and-white aquatint of an apothecary shop with bottles on shelves, a patient, a pharmacist, and a skeleton in the right foreground.

The dance of death: the apothecary. Coloured aquatint after T. Rowlandson, 1816.

A crowded apothecary shop lined with glass bottles and jars, where a seated patient in a tricorne hat is attended by a standing pharmacist. A skeleton reclines in the right foreground beside a human skull, a jar, and scattered implements. The black-and-white aquatint print shows fine linework and tonal shading.

Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
1816
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2649 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1816.
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: La danza de la muerte: el boticario (Rowlandson, 1816)

Una botica abarrotada de frascos y botellas de vidrio, donde un paciente sentado con sombrero de tres picos es atendido por un farmacéutico de pie. En primer plano a la derecha, un esqueleto reclinado junto a un cráneo, un tarro y utensilios dispersos. La estampa en aguatinta muestra un trazo fino y sombreado tonal en blanco y negro.

Português: A Dança da Morte: o boticário (Rowlandson, 1816)

Uma botica lotada de frascos e garrafas de vidro, onde um paciente sentado, de chapéu tricórnio, é atendido por um farmacêutico em pé. No primeiro plano à direita, um esqueleto reclinado ao lado de um crânio, um pote e utensílios espalhados. A gravura em aquatinta mostra traço fino e sombreado tonal em preto e branco.

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