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A Hieroglyphical Prediction of the French King’s Death
Attendants gather around a great royal bed beneath a canopy topped by a crown. A skeletal figure and other emblematic details turn the deathbed into a symbolic tableau. The caption identifies it as Raphael’s prediction of the death of the late king of France; the accompanying prose presents its timing as evidence for astrology.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Hieroglyphical Prediction of the French King’s Death" [editorial title]. In The Old Book of Magic, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. Undated copy; copyright 1918, undated edition, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 202. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0159-0198
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Illustrator not identified. A Hieroglyphical Prediction of the French King’s Death. The Old Book of Magic. Scan leaf 202. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0159-0198