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  • Crimean War, Balaklava: graves at the harbour. Coloured lithograph by C. Haghe, 1855, after W. Simpson.
  • Rome: people praying at a catafalque in a church for the souls in purgatory. Coloured lithograph by F. Villain after A.J.-B. Thomas, 1823.
  • Bombay (Mumbai): a body burning on a funeral pyre. Photograph.
  • The cremation of Hippias. Etching with engraving.
  • The funeral of Frederick III, Emperor of Germany, in 1888. Wood engraving, ca. 1888.
  • The dead Christ is borne to the tomb. Etching by F.A. Ludy after J.F. Overbeck, 1844.
  • The funeral procession of Philip V in Nôtre Dame in Paris in 1746. Etching by C.N. Cochin the younger, 1748.
  • 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.
  • Tibet: a dead body being broken up with a hammer and knife for throwing to the birds. Photograph, 19--.
  • The funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington passing Trafalgar Square in London in 1852. Lithograph by A. Maclure.
  • The catafalque erected for the funeral service of King Victor Emmmanuel, in the Pantheon, Rome, in 1878. Wood engraving.
  • Monks lamenting the death of a man layed out in a coffin before them in a church. Coloured aquatint.
  • The funeral procession of Tom and Jerry, the mourners including gamblers, pugilists and down-and-outs. Coloured aquatint by G. Cruikshank, 1823.
  • The death of Joseph. Etching by L. Mattioli, c. 1720, after M.A. Franceschini.
  • Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead. Engraving by J. Matham after F. Zuccaro.
  • Remarkable characters : [Daniel Lambert].
  • Epitaph on David Livingstone's grave at Westminster Abbey. Process print.
  • The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.
  • Members of different brotherhoods carrying a coffin during a procession. Coloured lithograph after G. Dura.
  • Tibet: a dead body being eaten by dogs. Photograph, 19--.
  • Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Etching by A. Walker after J-B. Jouvenet.
  • Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Engraving, c. 17th century.
  • A funeral procession of elderly women with cats in their arms, following the coffin of a dead cat, in a churchyard. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Pettit after E.G. Byron, 1789.
  • Nuns and mourning women lamenting the death of a man laid out in an open coffin. Coloured stipple engraving by A.J. Lallemand after F. Gonin after Cominotti.
  • Two fashionable young women remarking a traditional funeral procession which passes them in the street. Drawing attributed to Eduard von Steinle.
  • Three scenes: a woman undergoing a trial for adultery, a Jewish burial and circumcision ceremony. Etching after a woodcut, 1682.
  • Calcutta, West Bengal: young men placing the dead body of a man on a funeral pyre. Photograph.
  • The funeral procession of the Duke of Wellington arriving at St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1852. Lithograph by A. Maclure.
  • Bangkok, Siam (Thailand): the funeral meru for the cremation of King Pinklao (second king), January 1866. Photograph by John Thomson, 1866.
  • The dead Christ is lamented by the four holy women, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea. Engraving by C. Cort, 1567.