The dance of death: Death as a cardinal in the Roman Catholic church approaches a prince and encourages him to change his gentle reign to despotism. Drawing by or after E. Ille.
- Ille, Eduard, 1823-1900.
- Date:
- 1849
- Reference:
- 32949i
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Death tells the prince "You are too good for this rabble! He who surrenders recognizes his weakness, and weakness brings shame on princes"
Publication/Creation
1849
Physical description
1 drawing on tracing paper : pencil ; image and border 24.6 x 34.5 cm
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Lettering
D'rauf in Lojola's schlauem Kleid schleicht er hin an des Fürsten Seit': "Schlagt los, ihr Fürsten! Auf, zum Kampf! Purirt die Zeit mit Pulverdampf! Gebt Eures Thrones Milde auf, und setzt den Despotismus drauf! Ich schwör' es Euch, Ihr seid zu gut mit dieser frechen Pöbelbrut! Wer nachgibt, der bekennt sich schwach, und Schwäche bringt dem Fürsten Schmach!!" So sä't der Schalk sich reiche Saat durch zwiefach böse, falsche That.
Bears number bottom center : II.
Creator/production credits
The attribution to Eduard Ille arises from his signature on one of six drawings (not the present drawings) of his set 'Noch ein Todtentanz' offered for sale by Reiss & Sohn, Königstein im Taunus, in 2005
References note
Dietrich Grünewald, 'Der Totentanz bei Rethel, Ille und Schwarzkopf', in: Eckart Sackmann (ed.), Deutsche Comicforschung, 2009, 5: 21–32
Reference
Wellcome Collection 32949i
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