Tracing board from Von Löwen in the Kloss collection (Collection de 84 tableaux, Kl.MS:XXV.1) for the degree of “Chevalier du Soleil” (‘knight of the sun’). Is this a man with a scythe?
Christina Voss in The ‘Universal Language’ of Freemasonry (2003) describes a man with a scythe as “time”, which is an interesting interpretation.
Also see Grim Reaper.
Collection (1844) of Georg Kloss (1787-1854) (Collection de 84 tableaux, Kl.MS:XXV.1)