The Fatal Bellman, 1827. Creator: George Richmond.
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The Fatal Bellman, 1827. 'It was the owl that shriek'd the fatal bell-man'; scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth. The hoot of an owl flying over one's house was an evil omen and meant the impending death of someone inside. It was the bellman's job to ring the parish bell when a person was near death.
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Creator
- George Richmond, attributed to: British: Artist, painter, printmaker
People Related
- William Shakespeare: British, English: Author, playwright, poet
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2015x2721
File Size : 16,063kb
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- 117788
- 1991.706
- 1000044912
- 117788
- 2-942-089
- 2942089
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