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.

  • Stuber, Nikolaus Gottfried, 1688-1749.
Date:
1746
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567833i
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[Pedepontium, i.e. Stadtamhof] : Impensis Joannis Gastl, bibliopolae Pedepontani prope Ratisbonam, 1746.

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1 print : etching ; platemark 30.5 x 19.7 cm

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Decima inscriptio ... Carolus VII ... vixit. Gloria quam fallax mundi! ...tollere nulla potest. Nic Stuber del. F.X. Jungwierth sc. Monachii Bears number: 19

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Wellcome Collection 567833i

Notes

One of 26 full-page etchings (twenty depicting emblems used in the funeral decorations at the Theatiner Church in Munich, and six depicting scenes from the life of Charles VII), all signed by Nikolaus Stuber and Franz Xaver Jungwierth

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