Hourglass Collection (page 4)

St Jerome, 15th century, (1929). Artist: Petrus Christus
St Jerome, 15th century, (1929). Illustration from the Apollo Volume X, no 59, (November 1929)

Camille Clifford (1885-1971), Belgian actress, 1905. Artist: Rotary Photo
Camille Clifford (1885-1971), Belgian actress, 1905

Sterne and Death. 1768. Artist: Thomas Patch
Sterne and Death. 1768. Portrait of Irish-born author and clergyman Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) who is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

A French hour glass, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

Bracket to support an hourglass, 1636, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Bracket to support an hourglass, 1636, (1843). In the 19th century, this iron bracket, made in 1636, was still affixed to the pulpit of the church at Hurst in Berkshire

Hourglass, mid-17th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Hourglass, mid-17th century, (1843). Hourglass used to measure sermons. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw

Death. Allegorical print of war after the German painter and engraver Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550). In front of a baggage wagon loaded with sappers tools including barrels of explosives

The dangers of lust and illicit love, 16th century. Artist: Peter Flotner
The dangers of lust and illicit love, 16th century. Alcohol is aiding seduction in the centre, while death and corruption brandishes an hourglass on the left. After a symbolic woodcut by Peter Flotner

16th century hourglass, engraving, 19th century

Hourglass, 1887. Engraving

The Nun, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Nun, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

Adam digging, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
Adam digging, from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

Letter S. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Letter S

Prince Arthur and Hubert (Shakespeare, King John, Act 4, Scene 1), 1823-24

Card Number 12, Kate Vaughn, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke
Card Number 12, Kate Vaughan, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes, 1880s

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513

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