Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull

Henri Simon Thomassin's "Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull" is an etching and engraving created between 1729 and 1740. The trimmed sheet measures 16 9/16 × 10 1/8 inches (42 × 25.7 cm). This print is part of the Drawings and Prints department, acquired through The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, in 1951.

Henri Simon Thomassin, a French engraver, was active from 1687 to 1741. This artwork is classified as a print.

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