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Five allegorical representations of death and two poems in letterpress on eight pages, Title page for: Anna Luisa Karschin, Der Nachruhm am Begräbnisstage meiner seligen Freundin ihrem Chodowiecky, 1785, title page, occasional print, printmaker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Berlin, printer (person): Georg Jacob Decker (I), writer (clerical worker), printer (person), paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching with text in letterpress, height 244 mm x width 196 mm, Prints in: Karschin, Anna Luise. Der Nachruhm am Begräbnisstage meiner seligen Freundin ihrem Chodowiecky. Berlin: GJ Decker, 1785. Published on the occasion of the death of the wife of Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki., garland, wreath, urn, Literature, trees: laurel, the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye, symbol of God the Father, torch - BB - torch held upside down, apotheosis (or ascension) of individuals, symbols and personifications of Death, The image shows the upper portion of an aged printed page with centered decorative typography at the top and a small engraved vignette below depicting a cherubic figure standing beside a tall urn on a pedestal entwined with foliage, with a horizontal rule separating the vignette from more printed content beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Five allegorical representations death two poems letterpress eight pages Title page Anna Luisa Karschin Der Nachruhm am Begräbnisstage meiner seligen Freundin ihrem Chodowiecky 1785 title page occasional print printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Berlin printer person Georg Jacob Decker I writer clerical worker paper etching letterpress printing text height 244 mm x width 196 mm Prints in Karschin Anna Luise GJ Decker Published occasion wife garland wreath urn Literature trees laurel -seeing eye triangle eye symbol God Father torch - BB - torch held upside down apotheosis ascension individuals symbols personifications Death image upper portion aged printed page centered decorative typography top small engraved vignette depicting cherubic figure standing beside tall urn pedestal entwined foliage horizontal rule separating printed content beneath