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  • Joseph dies attended by Jesus and Mary. Engraving by J.B. Michel, 1780, after A. Cano.
  • Shanghai, China: a funeral procession, with people carrying banners. Photograph, 18--.
  • Monks carrying a corpse in a religious funeral procession, passers-by pay respect. Coloured aquatint.
  • Skulls and skeletons of friars arranged columns around the walls of a chapel. Photograph.
  • 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.
  • Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh: corpses being burned and consigned to the river Ganges. Photograph.
  • The transferral of the coffin of Napoleon III to Chiselhurst in 1878. Wood engraving, ca. 1878.
  • Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving by J. Dambrun, 1793, after J.M. Moreau.
  • Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Wood engraving by F. Obermann.
  • The funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington passing Apsley House in London in 1852. Lithograph by A. Maclure.
  • Chapel and tomb of the family of the Duke of Orleans, seen from the gardens. Lithograph by I-L. Deroy, 1842, after N.J. Kellin.
  • The funeral procession for a royal prince, and the cremation of a royal prince. Etching with engraving.
  • The funeral of Mrs Susannah Wesley at Bunhill Fields, the Methodist cemetery. Mezzotint by S. Gimber, 1865, after D. Woolstenhome.
  • Philippines: the dead body of a wealthy man displayed seated on a high chair after having been smoked for 24 days. Photograph, 19--.
  • The funeral of Sir Hector MacDonald in Edinburgh. Gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson after J. Faulds.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • The funeral of an Ashanti chief. Engraving by A. Thom, 1858.
  • The Virgin Mary carried to the grave by the apostles. Etching.
  • Funeral of Lord Ranelagh at Fulham Church in London in 1885. Wood engraving, ca. 1885.
  • Benares (Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh: corpses being burned and consigned to the river Ganges. Photograph.
  • Funeral of David Livingstone at Westminster Abbey; his coffin is carried by some of his former servants. Wood engraving by C.R.
  • The body of Louis Pasteur lying in-state at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Colour process print after H. Meyer, 1895.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the funeral meru for the cremation of King Pinklao (second king), January 1866. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
  • Nossa Senhora da Boa Morte (the Virgin of Boa Morte) in Coimbra. Lithograph by Michellis.
  • A funeral procession following a deceased bishop layed out on a bier into a parish hall. Coloured etching by F. Ferrari, 1820.
  • A Chinese funeral scene: male and female mourners are shown kneeling beside the body of an old man, who lies on a table. Gouache on rice paper, China, 1800/1900.
  • The funeral ceremonies for the Duke of Wellington inside St. Paul's Cathedral in 1852. Lithograph.
  • The funeral of a Chinese merchant's wife in Hong Kong. Wood engraving after G.W. Cooke (?), 1859.
  • The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: a large crowd outside the wall with constables struggling to keep order. Wood engraving.
  • The depositing of the remains of General Picton in the vault at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Wood engraving, ca. 1859.