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Background imageSkeleton Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man

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

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus

Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus
Complete skeleton of an extinct long-tailed pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Skeleton of Death about to spear a Swiss soldier

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

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Hexacorallia stony coral skeletons

Hexacorallia stony coral skeletons: Dendrophylliidae species, Pavona frondifera, Pavona divaricata, Hydnophora exesa, Pectinia lactuca, Mancinia species, Scolymia lacera, Goniastrea aspera

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Thomas Rowlandson, The Honeymoon

Thomas Rowlandson, The Honeymoon - When the old fool has drunk his wine, and gone to rest - I will be thine. circa 1816

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Cast of a basking shark(Selache Maxima)

Cast of a basking shark(Selache Maxima)
Described in The Illustrated London News as a cast of the skeleton of a basking shark(Selache Maxima) caught off Bergen in 1901

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Satire on polluted water supply in London

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

Background imageSkeleton Collection: WW2 - Death In The Blackout

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

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Hallucinations - patient and spectre

Hallucinations - patient and spectre
Hallucinations and Delusions, a patient imagines himself haunted continually by a spectre. Date: 1888

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Cover design, Astounding Science Fiction

Cover design, Astounding Science Fiction, November 1950, pulp science fiction Date: 1950

Background imageSkeleton Collection: The remains of the animal the Mylodon

The remains of the animal the Mylodon
Five separate images showing the remains of the animal the Mylodon. Mylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths that lived in South America; Patagonia

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Skeleton of British International new studios at Elstree

Skeleton of British International new studios at Elstree
Skeleton of British International Pictures new film studios at Elstree under construction Date: 1929

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Cartoon, Monument to Napoleon! by George Cruikshank

Cartoon, Monument to Napoleon! by George Cruikshank. Showing a skeleton on top of a pyramid of skulls, to reflect the many deaths caused during his military campaigns. Date: 1842

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Coffin of a daughter of King Canute, Bosham Church

Coffin of a daughter of King Canute, Bosham Church
Coffin of a daughter of King Canute, discovered at Bosham Church, Sussex, on 4 August 1865 Date: 1865

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Slender Billy's Boxing Studio

Slender Billy's Boxing Studio. Date: 1841

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Posada, skeletons of tradesmen

Posada, skeletons of tradesmen
Posada endpapers, skeletons of tradesmen, including a tailor, a shoemaker, a hat maker, a carpenter, and a bill sticker. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Posada, Calavera of the Female Dandy, Mexico

Posada, Calavera of the Female Dandy, Mexico
Calavera of the Female Dandy, Mexico. circa 1910s

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Calavera Mexico 1900s Death Skull Bones Mexican

Calavera Mexico 1900s Death Skull Bones Mexican
calavera, mexico, 1900s, death, skull, bones, mexican, face, skulls, teeth, morbid, macabre, head, dead, hat, dark, humour, spear, armour, don, horse, horses, horseback, flying, skeleton, skeletons

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Mexico 1860s Mexican Comic Humour Death Macabre

Mexico 1860s Mexican Comic Humour Death Macabre
mexico, 1860s, mexican, comic, humour, death, macabre, morbid, calavera, skeletons, skeleton, skull, skulls, satire, satirical, sword, uniform, soldier, soldiers, military, battle, war, intervention

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Calavera of the Purring Cat, Mexico

Calavera of the Purring Cat, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Mexico 1900s 1890s Mexican Comic Humour Death

Mexico 1900s 1890s Mexican Comic Humour Death
mexico, 1900s, 1890s, mexican, comic, humour, death, macabre, morbid, calavera, skeletons, skeleton, skull, skulls, satire, satirical, artists, artisans, artist, artisan, play, playing, music

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Calavera of the Newspapers, Mexico

Calavera of the Newspapers, Mexico -- skeletons on bicycles. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSkeleton Collection: 16th Century 1562 1560s Animal Art Bruegel Brueghel

16th Century 1562 1560s Animal Art Bruegel Brueghel
16th, century, 1562, 1560s, animal, art, bruegel, brueghel, coffin, dark, dead, death, destiny, destruction, detail, dog, earth, europe, european, fire, history, horse, landscape, madrid, modern

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Old Man Men Life Death Grim Reaper Oval Memento

Old Man Men Life Death Grim Reaper Oval Memento
old, man, men, life, death, grim, reaper, oval, memento, mori, skeleton, carrying, scythe, reminder, mortality, 11075719

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Mummy of King Tabnit (about 500 BC)

Mummy of King Tabnit (about 500 BC)
Mummy of Sidonian King Tabnit (about 500 BC). Detail. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Bernini

Tomb of Pope Alexander VII, by Bernini
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII (1599-1667). Sculptural monument by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), built between 1671-1678. Marble. Commissioned by Pope Alexander VII himself. South transept. St

Background imageSkeleton Collection: The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (circa 1525?1569), Flemish Renaissance painter. The Triumph of Death. Oil on panel. Museo del Prado. Madrid. Spain. Date: 1562

Background imageSkeleton Collection: The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj. AStronomical

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj. AStronomical
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. Astronomical dial. Czech Republic

Background imageSkeleton Collection: 15th Century Allegorical Allegory Apostle Astrolabe

15th Century Allegorical Allegory Apostle Astrolabe
15th, century, allegorical, allegory, apostle, astrolabe, astronomer, astronomical, clock, dial, astronomy, avarice, bag, circle, circular, circumference, city, council, hall, tower, Czech, Republic

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Death depicted with a bow and arrow

Death depicted with a bow and arrow. Colored engraving

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Egyptian skeleton

Egyptian skeleton
Human remains buried in a wicker coffin. 3000 BC. Old Kingdom or Early Dynastic Period. 1st Dynasty. From Tarkhan. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Egyptian skulls

Egyptian skulls
Egypt. Skulls. Initial Late Period. One of them is dated after 664 BC. 26th dynasty or Saite Period (672-525 BC). From cemetery near Tura. The other has uncertain date and unknown origin

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Egyptian skull

Egyptian skull. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Initial. Missal

Initial. Missal
Missal. Initial detail. Friar near death. Latin. Codex 9. 1524. Printing Rosenbach (Barcelona, Spain). Chapter Archive of Tortosa. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageSkeleton Collection: The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Libe

The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Liber chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel. Coloured engraving

Background imageSkeleton 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 imageSkeleton 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 imageSkeleton 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 imageSkeleton 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 imageSkeleton Collection: Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1

Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, showing Kaiser Wilhelm being carried along on a float, with various figures around him, including Death, a spy, a sorceress

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Illustration, Death and Doctor Hornbook

Illustration, Death and Doctor Hornbook
Illustration to Death and Doctor Hornbook, a poem by Robert Burns. Date: 1866

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon

Death holds up his hour-glass to the Canon as he enters a cathedral.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Quietly resigned to his fate, the Bishop is

Quietly resigned to his fate, the Bishop is lead away by Death.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Courtier Duke Beggar Woman Child Crown Leaves

Courtier Duke Beggar Woman Child Crown Leaves
courtier, Duke, beggar, woman, child, crown, leaves, finger, handcolored, engraving, Chretien, Mechel, Hans, Holbein, Triumph, Death, original, drawing, Peter, Paul, Rubens, skeleton, history

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Death taking the hat of the Cardinal as he

Death taking the hat of the Cardinal as he receives a messenger.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death

Background imageSkeleton Collection: Death embraces the Pope as he crowns an Emperor

Death embraces the Pope as he crowns an Emperor.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death, based on original drawings by Peter Paul Rubens, 1860

Background imageSkeleton Collection: A design for a sheath of a dagger with Death

A design for a sheath of a dagger with Death and various figures drawn by Holbein.. Handcolored engraving by Chretien de Mechel from Hans Holbein's The Triumph of Death, 1860



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