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  • One of the women whose child has died and whom Solomon will judge. Stipple engraving after N. Poussin.
  • A young knight in full armour receiving extreme unction from a priest surrounded by his grieving family. Line engraving with stipple by J. Goodyear after G. Cattermole.
  • An ideal mourning head for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. Engraving by P. Fontana after F. Cecchi after A. Canova.
  • A distressed young woman leaning on a dilapidated wall in a graveyard. Etching with engraving.
  • A grieving widow consoled by her young daughter; both standing before a picture propped up on an easel. Wood engraving by Horace Harral.
  • Rizpah keeps watch in the tranquil night over the decaying bodies of her sons. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton and J.M.W. Turner, 1812, after the latter.
  • The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The funeral of Mrs Susannah Wesley at Bunhill Fields, the Methodist cemetery. Mezzotint by S. Gimber, 1865, after D. Woolstenhome.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Mezzotint by W. Say, 1824, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • Eudamidas dictating his will on his deathbed, leaving the care of his mother and daughter to two friends. Drawing by A.-Ch. Coumeau or Courneau, 1802-1804, after N. Poussin.
  • The three holy women before the crucified Christ. Watercolour painting.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • The deposition of Christ from the cross. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Niccolò da Cremona, 1518.
  • The three holy women stand in light rays outside the tomb of Christ. Engraving by J.F. Leybold after F.H. Füger.
  • Maria sits sadly under a tree with her dog. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1808, after W. Hamilton.
  • Two women weeping over a prone figure. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • The funeral of a Chinese merchant's wife in Hong Kong. Wood engraving after G.W. Cooke (?), 1859.
  • A little girl (Jane) lies dying, surrounded by her family who weep and grieve. Line engraving by Brown.
  • The three holy women lament over the dead body of Christ. Coloured mezzotint by V. Green, 1800, after Maria Cosway, 1799.
  • The child Aaron being led away by Moses' father, after abandoning Moses in the bullrushes. Etching by C. Bouzonnet-Stella, 1672, after N. Poussin, 1654.
  • The death-bed of John Wesley, 1791. Process print after J. Sartain after M. Claxton.
  • A group of mourners visiting a coffin layed out on a bier to pay their last respects to the dead. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
  • The dead Christ is borne to the tomb. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.
  • Eudamidas dictating his will on his deathbed, leaving the care of his mother and daughter to two friends. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1765, after N. Poussin.
  • A man being brought in by boat apparently drowned, his wife and family grieve on the shore. Engraving by R. Pollard, 1787, after R. Smirke.
  • The Virgin Mary or Mary Magdalene before the crucified Christ. Watercolour painting.
  • A sick girl in bed being counselled by a nun while another woman looks anxious. Mezzotint by S.W. Reynolds, 1829, after R.P. Bonington.
  • A dying little girl is held by her mother in bed, while another child consoles the grieving father. Transfer lithograph.
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
  • Monks lamenting the death of a man layed out in a coffin before them in a church. Coloured aquatint.