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FLO4675708: The lawyer. The wealthy client puts a tax in the hands of the dishonest lawyer. Death also contributes, but reminds him that the hourglass has passed away, but the lawyer seems to care little about this warning. Behind the rich waits for a poor man, joining his hands, and ploring that poverty no longer allows him to face his rich adversary. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in “The Triumph of Death”” based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675734: The ro-ro. The ro-ro carries three barrels of wine when it is interrupted by death. A horse collapses on the ground, when Death wield a wheel from the cart. Another Death climbs on the wagon and tries to open the barrel. The carter raises his arms in terror. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in “The Triumph of Death”” based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675815: The beggar. Only the beggar was not visited by the figure of Death. Instead, this miserable sits sadly on his crackles out of town or people enter with only a glance in his direction. A young woman in the window looks at him. This image was probably added to an earlier edition of the “Dance of Death”” to inflate the number of pages. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in “The Triumph of Death”” based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675888: Eveque. Quietly resides in his fate, the eveque is led by death, while in the background, the loss of the good shepherd is symbolically plunged by several shepherds in the midst of their flock. The setting sun is very well set up. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in “The Triumph of Death”” based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675891: The canon. Death holds his hourglass before him when he enters the cathedral. They are followed by a nobleman with a falcon on his fist, his jester or crazy, and a little boy. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in “The Triumph of Death”” based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675918: Costume d'une femme de la nobility romaine, 14th century - Costume of a noble woman of Rome, 14th century - She wears a white veil, a sky blue cape and a simple dress in pale violet - From a sepulchral stone to the wife of Luca Sevelli, in the Basilica of Saint Sabina, Rome, dated 1390 - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675973: Costume d'une femme de la nobility anglaise, 14th century - Costume of an English noblewoman, 14th century - She wears a headdress red crown and violet ear covers, white veil, cape decorated with heraldic lions, green dress trimmed with ermine - From the sepulchral stone of Joyeuse Tiptoft in a church in Enfield, died 1446 - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4675998: Italian infantry soldier, 14th century - He wears a winged helm, cuirassy and shoulder armour, green tabard over chainmail, knee armour and greaves - He carries a shield, sword and battle mace - From a miniature in a manuscript in the Barberini library, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676006: Costume d'un fantassin italian, 15th century - Italian infantry soldier with lance and sword, 15th century - He wears a laced, pink velvet doublet over a white shirt, brayette (codpiece), stockings of blue and red/white, black shoes - Sword with gold grip and black scabbard - From a miniature in the great Bible of the Duke of Urbino - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676059: Costume d'une jeune femme italian, 15th century - Costume of a young Italian woman, 15th century - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676071: Young page costume, 15eme century - Young page boy, 15th century - He wears a gold two-tone cape, red tabard, scarlet toque, green stockings and red cracows (pointed shoes a la poulaine) - From a fresco by Pinturicchio in the Piccolomini Library, Siena, Italy - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from” “Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676099: Costume of a German nobleman, 15th century - Costume of a German nobleman, 15th century - He wears a hat, sleeveless fur-trimmed tabard over a red doublet, stockings and laced boots - A dagger handle sticks out of his purse on his belt - From a fresco depicting the coronation of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4676239: Charles of Anjou (1226-1285) French prince and king Charles I of Naples from 1266 and titular king of Jerusalem from 1277 - Charles of Anjou, Charles I of Naples, 1226-1285, at his investiture as senator of Rome - He wears a crown, chlamys fastened at the shoulder with a clasp, a pink tunic over a red doublet, and holds the capituli, the constitution of Rome - He is seated on a lion throne - From a statue by Nicolas Pisan (later attributed to Arnolfo di Cambio) in the Capitolini, Rome - Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris 1860, Mercuri, Paolo (1804-84) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673271: Chilperic I, King of Neustria or Soissons, c.539-584. He wears a crown, a hooded cape or bardocucullus, over two tunics of different lengths. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4673290: Military costume of Villiers, an ordinary French knight, 13th century. He wears a chainmail hauberk, a especially of braided leather, and a short white sleeveless tunic. His legs are protected by armour greaves and spurs. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Leopold Massard from “” French Costumes from KingClovis to Our Days,”” Massard, Mifliez, Paris, 1834., Massard, Leopold (1812-1889) / Bridgeman Images