[Alexander von Humboldt greeting Death.]
[by Wilhelm von Kaulbach.] [n.d., c.1859.] Very scarce lithograph. Printed border 235 x 180mm (9¼ x 7"). Creased and tears. The explorer Alexander von Humbolt (1769-1859) respectfully greeting a skull-faced Death, who carries a globe marked 'Cosmos', the name of von Humboldt's important treatise on the nature of the universe. By Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805-74).
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