Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Angel of Death
A woman’s sharp profile occupies the lower corner beneath an immense dark wing. Closely repeated feather lines turn the wing into a sweeping patterned surface. The title The Angel of Death gives the quiet face and enclosing shape their solemn symbolic setting.
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W. T. Horton. "The Angel of Death" [printed contents title]. In A Book of Images, W. T. Horton; introduction by W. B. Yeats. Illustrated 1898 edition, supplied as a digital scan, 1898, Unicorn Press. Source scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/horton-angel-of-death
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Title from the printed contents list. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Title follows the printed contents. The complete source plate retains its paper tone, margins and signature. Description concerns visible forms rather than assigning a universal symbolic meaning.
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W. T. Horton. The Angel of Death. A Book of Images. Scan leaf 57. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/horton-angel-of-death