"SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI/mors ultima linea rerum". (c. 1712). Engr. on laid paper (no wm) after the 1655 print by C. v. Dalen/A. v.d. Venne. 330 x 445 mm. Men and women, including high-ranking individuals such as kings and queens, look into the opened tombs of historical figures (Croesus, Helena, Solomon, etc.) of whom only skeletons remain. All react with horror. From: J. Cats. 'Alle de wercken'. 1712. -- Added: "AFBEELDINGE van het Vorstelyke Lyk- en Prael-Bed, van (…) Willem-Carel-Hendrik Friso, (…)". 's-Grav., A. de Groot en Zn., 1751. Etching on top of letterpress text. 500 x 365 mm (sheet size). -- And 4 o. funerary prints. (6).
€ 150