1588 [c1760] Georg Scharffenberg, dance of death, the emperor

Rare woodcut that was originally used in the book "Zwen Todentäntz" in 1588 by Huldrich Frölich and reused in very small editions throughout the 16th - 18th Centuries.

This edition on wove paper ca 1780.

Leaf: 20 x 11.5 cm

Text in German. Verso blank.

All editions very rare. Later hand colour.