A skeleton as a fashionably dressed woman. Engraving attributed to Gerhard Altzenbach, 16--.

[Cologne] : [Gerhard Altzenbach?] excu, [between 1600 and 1699]

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 24 x 13.4 cm

En alamodo Helenam, ditemq(ue) levemq(ue) superbam, Ossea iudicicium [sic] quod feret ista strues? O alamodo Helenna leichtfertig reich stoltz wie ein Phow, Gedenkt an Gottes Gericht behendt, so wirstu han ein gutes Endt Paraphrase of Latin lettering: Behold Helen à la mode, rich, a follower of fashion, proud, what judgment will that pile of bones endure? Paraphrase of German lettering: O Helen à la mode, a follower of fashion, rich, proud as a peacock, turn your thoughts quickly to God's judgment, so that you may have a good end.

Wellcome Collection 803817i