Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Broadside Dance of Death, “Stirb…”, Conrad Meyer, Master Engraving

About the Item

Dance of Death Broadside Todtentanz Einblattdruck Meyer, Conrad 1618-1689 Stirb, eh du sterbst, dass nicht verderbst [Der Todesengel zwischen Laster (= Bacchus ) und Frömmigkeit] 14 x 13 cm (Etched Image) 23,2 x 14,3 cm (Copper Engraving). Flush mounted on large folio leaf (as published). Hollstein's German engravings, etchings and woodcuts, Bd. XXVII, Amsterdam 1980, S. 128, Nr. 210; Zürcher Neujahrsblätter, Zürich 1971, S. 3. Published: "Einer Tugendliebenden Jugend in Zürich, ab der Burgerbibliot., für das 1655 Jahr verehrt" From the scarce series of broadsides produced on New Year’s Day each year by the Library of Zurich. Text by Johann Wilhelm Simler. Small stain to plate. Mounting paper spotted and a with some staining. Exceedingly rare.
  • Similar to:
    J. Meyer (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Style:
    Renaissance (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Paper,Etched
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1650-1659
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1655
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Norwich, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU7031229767192

More From This Seller

View All
1665 Broadside, Conrad Meyer, “Türkischer Jamerspiegel” Turkish Ottoman Wars
Located in Norwich, GB
Broadside Türkischer Jamerspiegel, oder Buss sporren / C. Meyer fecit Meyer, Conrad [1618-1689]; Simler, Johann Wilhelm [1605-1672]; Burgerbibliothek Zürich, 1664. Flush ...
Category

Antique 17th Century Swiss Baroque Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

1710 C Dragon Lily, Lud. De Chastillon Del. Et Sculp., Master Engraving
Located in Norwich, GB
Dracunulus polyphyllus Etching, burin and hand colouring. Issued in the exceptionally rare series: Estampes pour servir l’Histoire des Plantes by Nicholas Robert...
Category

Antique 1710s French Prints

Materials

Paper

1517 Farming Calendar, Master of the Grüninger Workshop, Master Woodcut
By Albrecht Dürer
Located in Norwich, GB
Original from 1515 A pivotal and iconic calendar woodcut from 1517 and first used in the 1502 of Sebastian Brandt’s edition of the works of Vergil. The four books of The Georgi...
Category

Antique 16th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

"The Death of General Wolfe", Etching after Benjamin West, laid on vellum
By Benjamin West
Located in Norwich, GB
Etching on laid paper laid down on vellum, around 1789. Etching after Benjamin West's 1770 painting "The Death of General Wolfe" commemorating the Bat...
Category

Antique 1780s Canadian Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

Memento Mori Broadsheet, Putto Sleeping on a Scull, Conrad Meyer
By Johannes Meyer
Located in Norwich, GB
Broadsheet Memento Mori. Ein jeder ist dem Tod verpflicht, Wann, Wie und Wo, das weiss er nicht. (A Putto sleeping on a scull). Underneath a rime in two columns of 4 lines each. Einer Tugend liebenden Jugend in Zürich ab der Burgerbibliothec für das 1668 Jahr Verehrt. Etching. 1668 Reference: Hollst. XXVII, 323b. Engraved surface 16.6 x 22.5 cm flush mounted on paper (17th Century). This allegory on death as sleep, etched by Conrad Meyer, was published by the Burgerlibrary as present for the youth of Zurich on the occasion of the New Year of 1668. In the background a view of Zurich and the river Limmat. In the river are the letters NB, also repeated in the lower right of the image, with the date 5...
Category

Antique 17th Century Swiss Baroque Wallpaper

Materials

Paper

Joh. Jak. Scheuchzer, Bible Engraving, Noah’s Ark, Folio, Hand Coloured
Located in Norwich, GB
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672-1733); engraved by P.A. Kilian. Bible engraving, Noah’s Ark Folio. Dimensions: 38 x 24 cm. Hand coloured This fascinating folio engraving is from Johann Jakob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra. The work was published in Augsburg und Ulm between 1731 and 1735. Each engraving features highly decorative borders which feature biblical and scientific depictions. Physica Sacra combined theological and scientific practices in an attempt to reconcile biblical passages with the new sciences of the time. The work is an extraordinary illustrated natural history work, and a great example of the decorative nature of the 18th century copper engraving. Scheuchzer was a founder of paleobotany and European paleontology, as well as a professor of mathematics and physics. He believed the Old Testament was a factual account of the history of the world...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

You May Also Like

Dance of the Bayadères – Sonnerat Engraving Depicting Indian Temple Dancers 1806
Located in Langweer, NL
Dance of the Bayadères – Sonnerat Engraving Depicting Indian Temple Dancers, 1806 This lively engraving titled *Danse des Bayadères* (Dance of the Bayadères) is plate number 9 from ...
Category

Antique Early 1800s Prints

Materials

Paper

Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony and Dance
Located in Langweer, NL
Ottoman Rituals and Dancers – Rare 1734 Engraving of Turkish Love, Ceremony, and Dance This finely executed copperplate engraving, published in 1734 as part of the monumental work L...
Category

Antique 1730s Prints

Materials

Paper

Engraving of Anthony Madox: 1753 Master Contortionist
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving features Anthony Madox, an English performer known for his dexterity and contortion skills. He was active in the 18th century and was renowned enough to perform before...
Category

Antique 1750s Prints

Materials

Paper

Old Engraving of Frederick Henry of Orange on his Death-bed, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dodelycke Uytgang van Syn Hoogheyt Fred. Hendrik Prince van Oranje etc.'. Old print of Frederick Henry on his death-bed, surrounded by family and officials. With legend containing the names of the family and officials. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Cornelis van Dalen...
Category

Antique 1650s Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Copper Plate Engraving Depicting Natives of Tahiti Dancing, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dans van O-Tahiti'. Antique print depicting natives of Tahiti, dancing. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James Cook (..)'. Artists and Eng...
Category

Antique Early 1800s Prints

Materials

Paper

Engraving of The Death of Captain James Cook at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 1784
Located in Langweer, NL
A historical copper engraving depicting "The Death of Captain James Cook, F.R.S. at Owhyhee in MDCCLXXIX" (1779). This engraving is particularly sig...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Recently Viewed

View All