Posthumous Collection

John Jack Travers Cornwell, Battle of Jutland
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

Tatler front cover - Mrs La Touche Congreve and baby daughte
Mrs William La Touche Congreve, wife of Major William ( Billy ) La Touche Congreve V.C. pictured with her baby daughter, Mary Gloria Congreve, born 21 March 1917

Cover design, The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Cover design for the first instalment of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens. 1836

Ahmose-Nefertari. Queen of Egypt. Statue
Ahmose-Nefertari, Queen of Egypt. Standing figure. Wood. Posthumous. New Kingdom. 19th Dynasty. 1200 BC. Thebes, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

RHADAMANTHYS
The son of Europa and Zeus, after his death he and his brothers found posthumous employment as JUDGES OF THE UNDERWORLD : they are shown Date:

Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882), receiving birthday homage (after his death) from the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. Date: 1909

Scene from Molieres play, Melicerte (described here as Melicerte Pastorale), published posthumously in 1682. 17th century

The posthumous baptism. Engraving. Colored
The posthumous baptism. Engraving by M. Michael. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1884. Colored

Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492)
Lorenzo de Medici, known the Magnificent (1449-1492). Portrait by Giorgio Vasari. Uffizi Gallery. Florence. Italy

Francis Resuscitates
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI brings the son of the Spini family back to life - by the look of things, this is a posthumous miracle performed at the saints tomb. Date: 1182 - 1226

John Jack Travers Cornwell, heroic sailor, WW1
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), heroic young sailor posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

The Zulu war. Sketches at Rorkes Drift by Lieutenant H C Ha
Graves of Lieutenant Coghill and Melville who died trying to secure the colours of the 24th Regiment and were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses

Tutankhamun, Pharaoh
TUTANKHAMUN, PHARAOH (18th dynasty) little is known about him, his tomb being the cause of his posthumous fame

Pope Formosus
FORMOSUS pope who earned bizarre posthumous fame by being exhumed and his corpse put on trial by his successor, Stephanus VI

Ethiopia Attack Amba Alg
Italian air gunner Dalmazio Birago wins posthumous medal for bravery in an attack on Amba Alagi

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