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"The Mirrour Which Flatters Not" engraved woodcut c. 1639.This is the engraved frontispiece to Jean Puget de la Serre, The Mirrour which Flatters Not. The woodcut features Death seated on a pile of skulls and bones, wearing crown and ermine cloak. Death holds a sceptre and a frame enclosing the title. One foot rests on a sphere. By the other foot sits a winged hourglass with skull on top. |