Title

The Fatal Bellman, 1827. Creator: George Richmond.

Caption

The Fatal Bellman, 1827. 'It was the owl that shriek'd the fatal bell-man'; scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth. The hoot of an owl flying over one's house was an evil omen and meant the impending death of someone inside. It was the bellman's job to ring the parish bell when a person was near death.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A06_095

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NA

Property release

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

15,7Mb (1,6Mb) / 6,7in x 9,1in / 2015 x 2721 (300dpi)

Keywords

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