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  • Travellers at the tomb of Aaron, on the summit of Mount Hor, near Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • Fac-simile of the inlaid work on the tomb at Agra, called Taje-Mahal, or Crown of the Seraglio. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1781.
  • Tomb of Killader at Ouscottah, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by H. Merke after James Hunter, 1804.
  • A monumental stone skeleton. Engraving with etching by William Deeble, 1815.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Engraving by J. Rogers after D.A.M. Raffet.
  • An ornate sepulchre for Balthasar Bekker, adorned with statues, a portrait medallion and an epitaph. Etching with engraving by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, 170-.
  • Joannes Hevelius [Hewelke], his funerary monument. Line engraving.
  • Brass plate on the tomb of the Goodman family in Ruthin Church in Denbigshire, Wales. Engraving by R. Graves after G.P. Harding, 1823.
  • The lid of a coffin at Castle Dermot, decorated with two skeletons. Etching by Mrs. D.T. after Mrs. W.J. Hooker.
  • Henry Robinson, Provost of Queen's College, Oxford, shown in clerical regalia on his tomb. Process print, 1898.
  • Crimean War, Balaklava: graves at the harbour. Coloured lithograph by C. Haghe, 1855, after W. Simpson.
  • Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c. 1806, after W. Havell.
  • Hong Kong: the Parsee Cemetery, Happy Valley. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
  • Les Invalides, Paris: entrance to the crypt of Napoleon's tomb. Wood engraving.
  • The apostles around the empty tomb watch the Assumption of the Virgin; Christ awaits her in Heaven. Etching.
  • The dead Christ is borne to the tomb. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.
  • St Pancras Wells, King's Cross, London: view showing St Pancras church, and the Wells in the background. Engraving by J. Roberts after J.B.C. Chatelain.
  • Alphonse de Palacios, at the tomb of F. de Paris, so completely cured of his infection of the retina that he is able to look at the sun. Engraving.
  • Bani Suef, Egypt: tomb of Sheikh Abu Hashīma near El Shantur. Photograph by W.S. Blackman, 192-.
  • The Royal Mausoleum under St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Coloured etching with engraving.
  • The tomb of Madame Langhans showing a young woman clutching her baby and breaking through the lid of the tomb rising upwards. Line engraving with etching after J.A. Nahl.
  • The tomb of Maximilian I, archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman Emperor (1493-1519) at the Hofkirche in Innsbruck, Austria. Chalk lithograph with white highlights.
  • The apostles watch the Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by S. Pacini after A.D. Gabbiani.
  • Ancient cemetery at Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.
  • The tomb of Tongamana in Tonga, with people standing in the foreground. Lithograph by L.A. Asselineau and V. Adam after L.A. de Sainson, ca. 1833.
  • Tombs of Benjamin Jesty and Elizabeth Jesty. Photograph, 19--.
  • Marie Carteri convalescing after being cured from fistula lacrimal as a consequence of visiting the tomb of F. de Paris. Engraving.
  • Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695.