Suspicious death of King James I of England, James VI of Scotland, 1625. Died of bloody flux or dysentery, but rumored to be poison. An old man in a four-poster bed, reaching for a flask offered by a physician saying I'll warrant you. Other speech banners read Thanks to the chymist. Sumus fumus. A courtier sits at a table decorated with skulls saying Not by art but chymicallie. Copperplate engraving after Wenceslaus Hollar from Samuel Woodburns Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martins Lane, London, 1816.

Suspicious death of King James I of England, James VI of Scotland, 1625. Died of bloody flux or dysentery, but rumored to be poison. An old man in a four-poster bed, reaching for a flask offered by a physician saying I'll warrant you. Other speech banners read Thanks to the chymist. Sumus fumus. A courtier sits at a table decorated with skulls saying Not by art but chymicallie. Copperplate engraving after Wenceslaus Hollar from Samuel Woodburns Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martins Lane, London, 1816.

WENCESLAUS HOLLAR • GEORGE JONES

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58.6 x 32.7 cm | 23.1 x 12.9 in (300 dpi)