Allegorical depiction of the death of the writer Willem Bilderdijk, in Haarlem, on 18 December 1831. Bilderdijk lying on his deathbed surrounded by allegorical female figures and bathed in heavenly light. The title plate is accompanied by a separate statement, Allegory on the death of Bilderdijk, 1831, print maker: Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Louis Moritz, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1832, paper, steel engraving, h 237 mm - w 143 mm