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Grim Reaper Collection

"The Grim Reaper: A Historical Journey through Disease, Death

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Grim Reaper Collection: Deaths Dispensary. An 1866 cartoon indicating water pollution as a source of disease
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Grim Reaper Collection: POLLUTION CARTOON, 1866. Deaths Dispensary
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Grim Reaper Collection: Lord, have mercy on London. Contemporary English woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Gin Shop, 1829
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Grim Reaper Collection: VISION OF DEATH. Vision of Death (on a pale horse), Revelation 6: 8
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Grim Reaper Collection: DANCE OF DEATH, 1538. Death and the Soldier. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the Younger
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Grim Reaper Collection: Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967
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Grim Reaper Collection: Deaths Laboratory. American cartoon, 1906, by Edward Windsor Kemble on the dangers of patent
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Grim Reaper Collection: DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
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Grim Reaper Collection: Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal
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Grim Reaper Collection: Lord, have mercy on London. Contemporary English woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665
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Grim Reaper Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is done
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Grim Reaper Collection: Death and the Courtesan (Signed by the Wood-Engraver), 1903. Artist: Sebald Beham
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Confession: Otto Von Bismarck (1815-98) with Death, from Le Petit Journal
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Grim Reaper Collection: Freedom or Death, 1794-95 (oil on canvas)
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Sick Prince, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (etching)
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Grim Reaper Collection: Struggle for household power between man and woman, 15th century (engraving)
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Grim Reaper Collection: Death presenting Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany with a harvest of the dead to celebrate his
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Grim Reaper Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany worried that Death will add his life to those sacrificed in the First
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Grim Reaper Collection: Studies of three skeleton, from the Principios para estudiar el Nobilisimo y Real art... ca. 1693
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Grim Reaper Collection: Plate from a book showing a procession of men and women with a skeleton at the beg
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Grim Reaper Collection: Nations of Europe ballets, 17th century. 17th century. Creator: Anon
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Grim Reaper Collection: Death comes to the Soldier, engraved by Georg Scharffenberg, from Der Todten Tanz
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Grim Reaper Collection: Ms 89 fol. 88 The Triumph of Death, from a Book of Hours (vellum)
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Grim Reaper Collection: Allegory of the Battle of Marengo (oil on canvas)
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Triumph of Death (oil on panel)
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Grim Reaper Collection: Das Neue Jerusalem, n. d. Creator: Orpha M. Peters
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Triumphs: The Triumph of Death (w / c on paper)
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Triumph of Death, c. 1445-47 (fresco)
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Grim Reaper Collection: La Fontaines Fables - The Drunkard and his Wife
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Grim Reaper Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Death and the Woodcutter
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Grim Reaper Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Death and the Unhappy Man
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Grim Reaper Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Death and the Dying Man
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Grisly Phantom
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Grim Reaper Collection: The vision of Death
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Plague on the Mountain, 1901 (36x44)
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Grim Reaper Collection: Death telling Kaiser Wilhelm that he will never eat bread made from wheat grown on the corpses
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Grim Reaper Collection: Over Lake and River, 1904 (coloured pencil on paper)
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Grim Reaper Collection: Death and the Young Mother, from Revue Fantaisiste, 1861. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
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Grim Reaper Collection: Bathing Woman and Time, 1857. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
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Grim Reaper Collection: Bathing Woman and Death, 1857. Creator: Rodolphe Bresdin
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Knight of Death
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Promenade
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Grim Reaper Collection: Miniature human skeleton and sarcophagus, 1892-1901 (gold & silver gilt
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Grim Reaper Collection: The Plague, 1898 (tempera on panel)


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"The Grim Reaper: A Historical Journey through Disease, Death, and Despair" Step into the eerie realm of the Grim Reaper as we explore the haunting depictions of mortality throughout history. From "Deaths Dispensary, " an 1866 cartoon exposing water pollution's role in spreading disease, to a chilling woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665 titled "Lord, have mercy on London, " these images serve as stark reminders of our vulnerability. Intriguingly morbid is Hans Holbein the Younger's woodcut from his iconic work "The Dance of Death" (1538), depicting Death engaging with a soldier. This macabre dance continues with Gustave Doré's wood engraving inspired by Revelation 6:8 - a vision of Death astride a pale horse. The somber Soviet cholera vaccination poster from 1967 reminds us that even in modern times, death lurks amidst preventable diseases. Delving deeper into society's vices, we encounter "The Gin Shop" (1829) - an indictment against alcoholism during a time when spirits claimed countless lives. Edward Windsor Kemble's American cartoon from 1906 entitled "Deaths Laboratory" warns against dangerous patent medicines and deceptive advertisers preying upon vulnerable customers. Le Petit Journal presents an allegory of plague in Manchuria on its cover illustration while Sebald Beham's haunting artwork titled "Death and the Courtesan" (1903) captures both beauty and decay intertwined. As we reflect on these captivating glimpses into humanity’s struggle with mortality, let us remember that death spares no one. It serves as a reminder to cherish life’s fleeting moments and strive for better health practices to protect ourselves from unseen perils lurking within our midst. "The Game is Done, " echoes Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s words in Rime of the Ancient Mariner – encapsulating how death ultimately claims us all.