Hand-colored lithograph of a grinning skull with a laurel wreath, a medal on a ribbon, and dark bat-like wings, with a small fire at lower left.

Skull with Laurel Wreath and Cross, Les Génies de la Mort

A hand-colored lithograph showing a grinning skull crowned with green laurel leaves, with a ribbon and a cross-shaped medal at its chest. Dark bat-like wings spread behind it, and a small fire glows at lower left above a dim landscape. The caption beneath reads 'Les Génies de la Mort.'

Artist: Edmond Guilliaume
Date: 1870
Medium: Color lithograph on ivory wove paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2225 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1870).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Chase Endowment

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