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  • The burial of Saint Dominic in Bologna in 1221: friars placing the corpse of Saint Dominic into a coffin in the presence of Cardinal Ugolinus. Line engraving by T. Wier and A. Tendi after a marble relief by C. Bianconi and J-B. Boudard.
  • A group of Greek women lamenting and mourning the dead at a burial site in Rama. Engraving possibly by B. Picart, ca. 1733.
  • An undertaker visiting a sick man in the hope of gaining a new client. Coloured etching after R. Newton.
  • Part of the funeral procession of General Monk, Duke of Albemarle, in 1670. Wood engraving.
  • While Joseph works in his carpenter's shop, the angel steals into the house and announces the birth of Christ to Mary. Engraving by J. Sadeler, ca. 1615, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • Specification of Henry Revell Spicer : cases for preserving human remains.
  • The coffin plates of the Rebel Lords who were executed on Tower Hill in 1746 and 1747. Etching with engraving by W. Wise after R.B. Schnebbelie, 1816.
  • The funeral of Abraham. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
  • The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.
  • A small coffin, presumably the coffin of Elizabeth, second daughter of Charles II. Etching with engraving.
  • A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.
  • Ospedale di Santa Maria Nuova, Florence, Italy: the hospital and piazza. Coloured line engraving by N. Parr, 17--, after G. Zocchi.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: burying the dead. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • The funeral service of Lord Lister in 1912. Gouache by Cyrus Cuneo.
  • A marble vase sculpted with the labours of Hercules, resting on a base in the form of a coffin. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • The funeral procession of Edward Duke of York and Albany. Engraving by James Hulett, c. 1767.
  • The funeral ceremony of the Earl of Beaconsfield in 1881. Wood engraving, 1881.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with people in the foreground. Coloured engraving, c. 1771.
  • A man with closed eyes walking into a skeletal death figure, a group of anxious undertakers run after them. Coloured etching by R. Newton, 1794, after himself.