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A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

Literature saving the past from destruction by Time, in the form of a winged old man with a scythe. Etching by L. du Guernier.

Time trampling on Envy. Etching after C. Maratta.

A surgeon operates on the eye of an immoral old man, while the efforts of Time and Minerva to cure his inner corruption are rebuffed. Line engraving after O. van Veen, 16--.

A winged man (Time) and a winged skeleton (Death) record the passing of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII; a lion skin in the background. Etching by F.X. Jungwierth after N. Stuber, 1746.

Truth represented as the word of God assailed by persecution, superstition, tradition, betrayal and violence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Saint Barbara comforting the dying. Line engraving, 17--.

A woman personifying anatomy looks searchingly into the light emanating from a corpse, but she is mortally threatened by the scythe of Time; representing anatomy's struggle with decay. Engraving by N-G. Dupuis, 1759, after J-B-M. Pierre.

The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.

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Time - Mythology

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Images about Time - Mythology

Works from the collections

A winged man (Time) and a winged skeleton (Death) record the passing of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII; a lion skin in the background. Etching by F.X. Jungwierth after N. Stuber, 1746.

A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.

Time trampling on Envy. Etching after C. Maratta.

Saint Barbara comforting the dying. Line engraving, 17--.

Time - Mythology

Images from the collections

Images about Time - Mythology

Works from the collections

A winged man (Time) and a winged skeleton (Death) record the passing of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII; a lion skin in the background. Etching by F.X. Jungwierth after N. Stuber, 1746.

A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.

Time trampling on Envy. Etching after C. Maratta.

Saint Barbara comforting the dying. Line engraving, 17--.

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