This is an original gouache painting of a figure on an antique lithograph of a skull. The skull lithograph is spotted and weathered and comes from Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, a book published in 1837, London.

The painting measures 4 x 5.5 inches. It has been float-mounted, showing its edges, over a black mat and framed in a black painted frame with gold trim. The final dimensions of the piece are 11.5 x 9.5 inches. This pieces arrives framed and ready to hang.