Death Collection (page 5)

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man raising a glass and waving his wig. Death and the Drunkard. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus

Britannia Mourns Edward the Peacemaker 1910
The death of Edward VII, front cover of The Sphere, 14 May 1910. May 1910

Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, India
Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843

Skeleton of Death about to spear a Swiss soldier on a battlefield, as another skeletal drummer advances behind them. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by

Tragic death of Tipu Sultan, or Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore, 1799. From Schiavonettis painting The Body of Tipu Sultan Recognized by his Family

King Edward VII lying in state, Westminster Hall, London. 1910

The Witchs Frolic by Alfred Bestall
The witchs frolic, taking place on Hallowe en, the date when Saman, Lord of Death, called together the spirits of all the wicked dead who in the last twelve months had been condemned to inhabit

The funeral procession of Queen Victoria passing through Windsor on its way to St. Georges Chapel, with her eldest son Edward VII, Kaiser, Wilhelm II and Prince Arthur

The death of Horatio Nelson - HMS Victory at Trafalgar
The death Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (1758-1805) belowdecks on The Victory, having been shot during the Battle of Trafalgar. 1805

The death of Earl Simon de Montfort
The death of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265 during the Second Barons War. 1265

King William Rufus on his fateful hunting trip in 1100
King William Rufus (The Red King) (1087-1100) misses a big deer with his arrow whilst out hunting in the New Forest - he cried out to his friend Walter Tyrel who let fly an arrow

DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE
Venezuelans mourn the death of a cacique (chief) Date: 1737

St Marys Church, Felpham, near Bognor Regis, West Sussex, showing the headstones of the blacksmith William Stone and his wife Mary. Date: circa 1910

Stone tombs in Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford, Yorkshire
Ornate stone tombs and headstones in the Victorian Undercliffe Cemetery, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. In the background are the neighbouring terraced houses Date: 1988

Preston Mont, Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire
Preston Mont (Ethel Preston Monument - 1861-1911), Lawnswood Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire. Walter Preston was a manufacturing chemist. He married Ethel West in 1882. They had no children

Kpalime, Togo - Festival of the Dead Date: 1910s

British plane crash with dead pilot, WW1
A crashed British plane with the dead pilot lying on the ground during the First World War. German soldiers gather round to examine the wreckage. Date: 1914-1918

Satire on polluted water supply in London
Fun makes a comment on diseased water supply. 18 August 1866

Hunting - The Death

Statistics relating to Bournville Village in the 1920s

Catacombs - Victorian period

Death of Nelson tableau, Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 in London

Royal Naval Exhibition 1891 - The death of Nelson exhibit

Funeral of the late President Kruger, South Africa
Funeral of the late President Paul Kruger, South Africa Date: 1904

Church in the Wood, St Leonard's Church, Hollington, Sussex
Church in the Wood, officially known as St Leonard's Church, dating back to the 13th century, Hollington, Hastings, Sussex. Date: circa 1910

The Grave, We Are Seven, Conwy churchyard, Wales
The Grave, We Are Seven, St Mary's Church, Conway (Conwy) Churchyard, Wales, which inspired a poem by William Wordsworth in 1798 Date: circa 1910

St Nicolas Church, Old Shoreham, West Sussex Date: 1910s

St Mary's Church, New Shoreham, Sussex Date: 1910s

WW2 - Death In The Blackout
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Death In The Blackout, written by Anthony Gilbert. The image shows a skeleton pulling down his window blind during a blackout. Date: circa 1946

WW2 - Death In The A. R. P
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Death In The A.R.P. written by G. Davison. The image shows an Air Raid Precautions warden lying dead on his front. Date: 1939

St Nicholas Church, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk - Painted by artist Charles Howard for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

St Mary's parish church, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

St Thomas's Church, Winchelsea, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Church at Selworthy, Somerset - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Lych Gate viewed from churchyard, Penshurst, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Churchyard Cross, North Hinksey, near Oxford - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Heysham Church, near Morecambe, Lancashire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

St Mary's Church, Easebourne, Midhurst, Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

College Gate and All Saints Church, Maidstone, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Church at Shanklin, Isle of Wight - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Parish Church, Hythe, Kent - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Church in the Wood, Hollington, near Hastings, East Sussex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Parish church, Ottery St Mary, near Exeter, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Old Church, Chingford, Epping Forest, Essex - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Chester Cathedral, Cheshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Ruins of Cathedral & Chapel of St Regulus, St Andrews, Fife
Ruins of Cathedral and Chapel of St Regulus (St Rule), St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, viewed from NW Date: 1930s

Cathedral of St Andrew, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, with ruins of Chapel of St Regulus (St Rule), viewed from the east. Date: 1930s

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