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In the center of the engraving Leonardo Da Vinci lies in bed w/ several religious figures, wealthy men and women surrounding him during his last moments. The man nearest to Da Vinci, the king, has one arm under Da Vinci and one arm reaching for a glass of liquid. Several figures kneel in the foreground. Mounted in a 2 1/2 in. decorative gilt frame.
engravings (prints)
paper (fiber product)
engraving (printing process)
allegory (artistic device)
deaths
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Death
Allegory
PICTURE
Printed beneath engraving: ""Painted by William Fisk London Published Sepr 1, 1845 By Mary Parkes at the Bowyer Gallery, 22 Golden Square & at Paris, Chez A. Hauser Fournisseur de la Bibliotheque du Roi, Boulevart des Italiens, No. 11 & Place de la Bourse, No. 11. Engraved By James Scott. Proof""
Da Vinci, Leonardo
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Fisk, William (Painter)
Parkes, Mary (Publisher)
Scott, James (Engraver)
London, England
31.125 x 35.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.295
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