| Object Number: | P_EDM_0009 | |
| Date: | 1897 | |
| Category: | Oil on canvas, Paintings, and Watts Gallery | |
| Material: | Oil on canvas | |
| Dimensions: | Framed: H 876.3 x W 1181.1 mm | |
| Inscriptions: | Signature, 1897, EDeM 1897 |
Walter Shaw Sparrow (1900) explained this painting as follows:
In a dark and desolate country, an aged king broods over his hoard of gold, while the dark Angel of Death approaches, a cloud-like mantle floating around her. It is strewn with stars and a moon shines dimly in the angels dusky wing, all typical of the elements into which the miser will soon be resolved. Away in the distance, a freed spirit rises into the sky.