Der Tod als Feind (Death as Enemy: The Cholera Making its First Appearance at a Masquerade at Paris 1831)

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Der Tod als Feind (Death as Enemy: The Cholera Making its First Appearance at a Masquerade at Paris 1831)
Der Tod als Feind (Death as Enemy: The Cholera Making its First Appearance at a Masquerade at Paris 1831)
Der Tod als Feind (Death as Enemy: The Cholera Making its First Appearance at a Masquerade at Paris 1831)

Der Tod als Feind (Death as Enemy: The Cholera Making its First Appearance at a Masquerade at Paris 1831)

Maker (b. 1816, Diepenbend, Prussia – d. 1859 Dusseldorf, Germany)
Date1847
MediumWoodcut
Dimensionssheet: 13 1/8 in. x 11 1/2 in. (33.3 cm x 29.2 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William F. Stearns
Object number1989.26
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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