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  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Mandala of black and white Mahākālas. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Abbey of Fontevrault: the mortuary chapel. Lithograph by J. Basire after G. Bouet.
  • Auxerre, France: tomb of Paul Bert, covered with wreaths of flowers. Photograph.
  • One of the seven Acts of Mercy: burying the dead. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself.
  • Higham Ferrers Church and Free-School, Northamptonshire, England. Line engraving.
  • Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh Castle from Grey Friars Church yard, Edinburgh, Scotland. Line engraving by W. Woolnoth, 1836, after T. Allom.
  • A monk and a statue of Saint Patrick trying to prevent the devil from snatching the corpse of a witch from its grave. Watercolour by E. Bell, 1804.
  • Jacob is taken to the cave in the field of Machpelah by a mournful procession; he wants to die in the spot bought by Abraham. Etching by L. du Guernier after L. Chéron.
  • A monk and a statue of Saint Patrick trying to prevent the devil from snatching the corpse of a witch from its grave. Watercolour by E. Bell, 1804.
  • A monk and a statue of Saint Patrick trying to prevent the devil from snatching the corpse of a witch from its grave. Watercolour by E. Bell, 1804.
  • A monk and a statue of Saint Patrick trying to prevent the devil from snatching the corpse of a witch from its grave. Watercolour by E. Bell, 1804.
  • Monuments on Easter Island (Rapa Nui), encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1777, after W. Hodges.
  • St Pancras Old Church, Pancras Road, London: looking west. Etching by G. Cooke, 1827.
  • Crimean War: Florence Nightingale and Mr Bracebridge at Cathcart's Hill burial ground. Tinted lithograph after W. Simpson.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Crimean War: Florence Nightingale and Mr Bracebridge at Cathcart's Hill burial ground. Tinted lithograph after W. Simpson.
  • The funeral of Sir Hector MacDonald in Edinburgh. Gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson after J. Faulds.
  • Boer War: soldiers' graves at Rondesbosch decorated with floral tributes for Easter. Halftone, c. 1900, after H. S. Smith.
  • Church yard in Wotton, Surrey, with John Evelyn's monument. Engraving.
  • John Evelyn's monument in Wotton, Surrey. Engraving.
  • Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c. 1806, after W. Havell.
  • Regensburg (Ratisbon), Bavaria, Germany: bird's eye view of the town with an ornamental frame showing scenes from the plague. Etching by J.A. Fridrich with printed text.
  • Crimean War, Cathcart Hill: graves in the fort. Coloured lithograph by E. Walker after W. Simpson.
  • John Evelyn's monument in a church in Wotton, Surrey. Pencil drawing.
  • Boer War: five graves of officers killed during the siege of Mafeking (Mahikeng). Halftone, c. 1900.
  • [1878 newspaper report of the funeral of William Campbell, the Scottish Giant at Jesmond Cemetary].