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The phrase "Fatal Bellman" originates from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" (Act II, Scene 2). In the play, Lady Macbeth refers to the owl as the "fatal bellman," describing it as an omen of death. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the hooting of an owl was often associated with impending death, much like a bellman who traditionally rang a bell to signify the announcement of someone’s passing.
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In addition to the catalogue description, with margins (the sheet edges slightly uneven), very pale light-staining, pale surface soiling and rubbing in places in the margins, occasional foxmarks in places in the margins, a hole in the right margin, soft horizontal creases in the upper and lower margins extending the width of the sheet (not impacting the image), framed
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Lot 105Sale 23979
The Fatal BellmanGEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896)Estimate: USD 3,000 - 5,000
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