Seated on a throne; and attended by his courtiers; the Emperor seems to be listening to; or deciding; the complaint of a poor man who is kneeling before him; against his rich oppressor; whom the Emperor; holding the sword of justice; seems to regard with an angry countenance. Behind him Death lays hands upon his crown.Hand-coloured engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's 鈥楾he Triumph of Death;' based on original drawings by Peter Paul Rubens; 1860.