The Dance of Death Modernised

[anteros_lmc]

Can I just get this in under the wire for Halloween? Maybe if I'm quick :} Here's G.M. Woodward and Isaac Cruikshanks The Dance of Death Modernised which features, among other topical characters of the early 1800s, a one legged Jack Tar with whom Death is on very familiar terms...



"Why D____ me I'm one of your apprentices"

Full image below the cut and catalogue record from the Lewis Walpole Library here.

Comments

[vespican.livejournal.com]

Very appropriate, even if at the last minute... and here I am, viewing it eight time zones later, and I didn't manage to see it until a bit after the official end of the day.
(Just realized I get an extra hour as we go back on to standard time at 2 am.)
Dave

[shepet.livejournal.com]

My goodness, how lovely! I'm very fond the medieval Dances of Death, as well as various 'modernizations' of this subject :)
And by the way, I also have something to say on topic ;)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed seeing this! It's rather fabulous isn't it? And thank you for sharing your own 'modernisation' on the subject!

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

How super!