Hour of the Dead, Courtier retires for reflection in the palace garden and sits in seclusion to read. Death's skeleton sits next to him. A courtesan tries to seduce him, but he no longer gives in to earthly lusts. He converts her to a chaste lifestyle., print, print maker: Ferdinand Bol, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Ferdinand Bol, Amsterdam, 1642 - 1644, paper, etching, drypoint, height, 133 mm × width, 90 mm

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