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Death Collection (page 16)

Background imageDeath Collection: Jesus, going to Naim, find people carrying a dead, only chil

Jesus, going to Naim, find people carrying a dead, only child of a widowed mother, and Jesus resurrects him. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageDeath Collection: The End of the world and the Last Judgement. The dead will c

The End of the world and the Last Judgement. The dead will come out of the tombs. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageDeath Collection: Nicanor died after being defeated by Judas Maccabaeus. His h

Nicanor died after being defeated by Judas Maccabaeus. His head and arms are cut off. Mosaic. Sant'Evasio Cathedral. Casale Monferrato. Piedmont Region. Italy

Background imageDeath Collection: MONTAGNANA, Jacopo da (1440-/43-1499). Italian painter. MADO

MONTAGNANA, Jacopo da (1440-/43-1499). Italian painter. MADONNA AND DEAD CHRIST. Tempera on wood. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageDeath Collection: Catalan armies, navy, cavalry and infantry who conquered Mal

Catalan armies, navy, cavalry and infantry who conquered Mallorca in 1229. Detail from the Altarpiece of St. Ursula. Master of the Conquest of Mallorca. 13th century. It comes from the Church of St

Background imageDeath Collection: Byzantine Icon. Crucifixion. XIV century

Byzantine Icon. Crucifixion. XIV century
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. ICON with the crucifixion scene. Attributed to the circle of the Venetian painter Paolo Veneziano. Mid-fourteenth century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Background imageDeath Collection: Romanesque Art. Spain. Crucifixion'. Mural Painting. Saint

Romanesque Art. Spain. Crucifixion'. Mural Painting. Saint
Romanesque Art. Spain. Crucifixion. Mural painting of the Church of Sanint Eulalia from Estaon (Pallars Sobira). XII century. Diocesan Museum of La Seu d'Urgell. Lleida province. Alt Urgell

Background imageDeath Collection: Cartoon, The Merry Widows, WW1

Cartoon, The Merry Widows, WW1
Cartoon, The Merry Widows. A reference to the operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar, showing widows of the First World War in a cafe looking anything but merry

Background imageDeath Collection: The dead Irish leader: at the funeral of Mr. John Redmond

The dead Irish leader: at the funeral of Mr. John Redmond
Series of photographs from the funeral of Mr. John Redmond. John Redmond wasthe late Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, who died in London on March 6th, after an operation

Background imageDeath Collection: Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator

Snap Playing Card - Roman soldier or gladiator with shield. circa 1910s

Background imageDeath Collection: Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer

Caricature of George Leybourne, music hall singer
Caricature of George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. It appears that his death had been mistakenly announced

Background imageDeath Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative leader

Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative leader
Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), Conservative leader. 1881

Background imageDeath Collection: John Keats Grave Graves Death Burial Headstone

John Keats Grave Graves Death Burial Headstone
john, keats, grave, graves, death, burial, headstone, headstones, lyre, palette, english, poet, poetry, romantic, literature, art, artist, friend, friends, friendship, joseph, severn, protestant

Background imageDeath Collection: Cartoon, O'er Neilson's Tomb

Cartoon, O'er Neilson's Tomb -- lawyers and others throw up their hats in jubilation. A parody of a popular ballad, O'er Nelson's Tomb, written by the tenor John Braham

Background imageDeath Collection: Indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay, South America

Indigenous people of Brazil and Paraguay, South America
Indigenous men and women of Brazil and Paraguay, South America, wearing lip and ear plugs (pelele). This is done when the child is young, the upper lip is pierced close to the nose

Background imageDeath Collection: Battle of Hastings, Death of King Harold

Battle of Hastings, Death of King Harold
Battle of Hastings, Death of Harold II, King of England. 14 October 1066

Background imageDeath Collection: WW2 - 1st day cover - Onward! Onward! Victory or Death!

WW2 - 1st day cover - Onward! Onward! Victory or Death!
WW2 - 1st day cover - Onward! Onward! All hearts resolved in Victory or Death! Date: circa 1943

Background imageDeath Collection: Victorian Death Bereavement Mourning White Black

Victorian Death Bereavement Mourning White Black
victorian, death, bereavement, mourning, white, black, 1850s, embossed, card, religion, religious, belief, faith, tree, trees, cemetery, urn, urns, funerary, rectangle, rectangular, woman, women

Background imageDeath Collection: Architect's design, entrance to Highgate Cemetery, London

Architect's design, entrance to Highgate Cemetery, London
Architect's design (B Ferrey), proposed entrance to Highgate Cemetery, North London, with floorplan below, engraved for The Lady's Magazine. Date: 1830

Background imageDeath Collection: Early Victorian 1830s London Gothic Architecture

Early Victorian 1830s London Gothic Architecture
early, victorian, 1830s, london, gothic, architecture, building, buildings, spire, st, michael, michaels, churches, church, highgate, north, anglican, england, death, burial, monument, monuments

Background imageDeath Collection: Victorian mourning card, Edgar George Pottle

Victorian mourning card, Edgar George Pottle
Victorian mourning card, In Loving Remembrance of Edgar George Pottle, MRCS LRCP, who died April 9th, 1880, aged 40, interred in the family grave, at Highgate Cemetery

Background imageDeath Collection: Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North London

Highgate Cemetery and St Michael's Church, North London
View of Highgate Cemetery, North London, with St Michael's Church in the background. Engraving in the Illustrated News of the World. Date: 1859

Background imageDeath Collection: Victorian mourning card, In Memoriam, with envelope

Victorian mourning card, In Memoriam, with envelope
Victorian mourning card, In Memoriam, with a cross and ivy, and accompanying mourning envelope with black edging. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDeath Collection: Embossed Victorian mourning card, three daughters

Embossed Victorian mourning card, three daughters
Embossed Victorian mourning card, with a grieving woman, an urn above and a church on the right. In Memory of Louisa, fourth daughter of Edward and Louisa Paris, who died January 8th, 1858

Background imageDeath Collection: Mourning woman with cross and flowers

Mourning woman with cross and flowers. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDeath Collection: The People's Packet of Mourning Stationery

The People's Packet of Mourning Stationery
Victorian packet design, The People's Packet of Mourning Stationery, which would contain writing paper and envelopes with black edging. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDeath Collection: Embossed Victorian mourning card

Embossed Victorian mourning card, In Memoriam, with a woman kneeling in grief -- Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord -- and an architectural border in Egyptian style. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDeath Collection: Box of Victorian mourning pins by George Goodman

Box of Victorian mourning pins by George Goodman. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDeath Collection: Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card

Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas card
Alice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with a frog finding his lost love, who is now an angel frog with wings up in the clouds. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: White flowers on an Easter card

White flowers on an Easter card with devotional words and decorative lacy border. circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: Pink flowers with blue and gold cross on an Easter card

Pink flowers with blue and gold cross on an Easter card
Pink flowers and red berries with a blue and gold cross on an Easter card, with a Biblical quotation. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: White flowers and a silver cross on an Easter card

White flowers and a silver cross on an Easter card, with a Biblical quotation and a devotional verse. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: Mauve flowers and a cross on an Easter card

Mauve flowers and a cross on an Easter card -- Jesus Christ Our Hope. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: Flowers, cherubs and crosses on an Easter card

Flowers, cherubs and crosses on an Easter card
Flowers, cherubs and crosses on a three-part Easter card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: White flowers and a cross on an Easter card

White flowers and a cross on an Easter card
White flowers and an ornate cross on a two-part Easter card, with cherub (left) and Paschal Lamb (right). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: Purple flowers and a cross on an Easter card

Purple flowers and a cross on an Easter card, with a Biblical quotation. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDeath Collection: Eastern front, World War Two, Russia soldiers

Eastern front, World War Two, Russia soldiers
Eastern front, December 1941, World War Two. Russian troops in white; the corpses of German soldiers lie in the foreground partially covered in snow. Date: 1941

Background imageDeath Collection: Medway Union Workhouse Death Notice

Medway Union Workhouse Death Notice
Death notice for inmate Emily Winkfield issued by the Medway Union workhouse. Date: 1924

Background imageDeath Collection: Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta

Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta
View inside the Grand Masters (Knights of Malta) Crypt, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, showing the sarcophagi of (left to right) Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam

Background imageDeath Collection: Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Greetings Design

Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Greetings Design
late, victorian, 1890s, card, cards, greetings, design, new, year, dead, bird, birds, blue, green, sad, sorrow, sadness, died, death, vulnerable, fragile, feathers, morbid, history, historical

Background imageDeath Collection: Angel with Red Cross knight on a greetings card

Angel with Red Cross knight on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDeath Collection: Victorian Scrap, death of General Gordon

Victorian Scrap, death of General Gordon. circa late 1880s

Background imageDeath Collection: Tomb of Mughal Emperor Humayun, Delhi, India

Tomb of Mughal Emperor Humayun, Delhi, India
Tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun (1508-1556), Delhi, India, built in the 16th century (left distance). Date: circa 1832

Background imageDeath Collection: Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1

Cartoon, Reckoning without their host, WW1
Cartoon, Reckoning without their host. Defeated at Verdun, Germany, Prussia and Death walk away despondently. A smiling French soldier in the background says they had everything planned

Background imageDeath Collection: Cartoon, Bread and Circuses, WW1

Cartoon, Bread and Circuses, WW1
Cartoon, Bread and Circuses. The figure of Death kneels by his broken sword. He says he's done enough now, and would like some bread to eat. Date: 1916

Background imageDeath Collection: Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1

Cartoon, Now you have peace, WW1
Cartoon, a figure of death says: Your wishes are granted, now you have peace. A silhouette of Kaiser Wilhelm hangs from a gibbet, with a flock of vultures gathering around his body. Date: 1916

Background imageDeath Collection: Cartoon, German women in uniform, WW1

Cartoon, German women in uniform, WW1
Cartoon, plump German women in uniform, one of them causing a horse to collapse under her weight, and another two who have just been called the last bastions of the empire. Date: 1916

Background imageDeath Collection: A scene from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)

A scene from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
The death of General Adair (Sir Simeon Stuart) left and Mae Marsh from Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts Date: 1923



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