Death Defeated
Artist
William Strang
(Dumbarton, Scotland, 1859 - 1921)
Date1888
Mediumetching on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 12.6 cm, Width: 7.6 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1931.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG007079
About MeThis print is the last of twelve illustrations from the ballad, "Death and the Ploughman's Wife". It depicts Death lying defeated on the ground, while an angel, a force of good, looks down triumphantly on his remains.More About Me
The final plate of a set of twelve illustrating the artist's own ballad "Death and the Ploughman's Wife". Death lies defeated on the ground, while an angel looks down triumphantly on his remains.
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