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  • The crucifixion of Christ ('The Great Crucifixion'). Engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1589, after G. Robusti, il Tintoretto.
  • An old man and a boy kneeling before a tombstone in a dilapidated ruin. Line engraving with etching.
  • A winged figure of Death stands in front of a prostrate skeleton and tears out the pages of a book while a crowd of people watch him. Etching by Marco Dente (Marco da Ravenna) after Baccio Bandinelli.
  • People crowd around a dying person's bed in grief while final rites are being read. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti, 1812, after R. Westall.
  • A family threatened by influenza is prepared for a large scale bloodletting. Coloured etching, 18--.
  • Death is the victor of the battlefield. Etching by Stefano della Bella, 16--.
  • An Egyptian father holding the body of his dead young son in his lap while the mother of the boy buries her head in his lap. Etching by A. Mongin after a painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema.
  • The uncovered head of a mummy: showing the head with the outer covering removed and the head with a pledget of tow in the mouth. Lithograph by J. Basire after George Scharf, 1852.
  • An undertaker's visit. Etching by Richard Newton, 17--.
  • A mother mourns the death of her child. Etching.
  • W. Calder Marshall's statue of Edward Jenner in Trafalgar Square, with verses and vignettes on the theme of memento mori (a skull, an angel and a tombstone). Ink drawing by S. Jenner, 1830/1850.
  • A skeleton approaches a dying man. White line wood engraving.
  • Skull mounted on a plinth, with the inscription 'Inevitabile Fatum' (Inevitable Fate).
  • Lord Nelson's funeral car. Coloured pen and ink drawing by T. Houlden.
  • A man in armour has a drink with Death and cupid. Etching.
  • Christ carries his cross to Golgotha. Etching by H. Kipp after J.F. Overbeck, 1846.
  • Death and the warrior. Coloured aquatint.
  • The last sacrament of Saint Jerome. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, 1830, after Annibale Carracci.
  • The funeral of Albert Prince Consort, in St George's Chapel, Windsor. Wood engraving, 1861.
  • A skeleton dressed as a policeman. Lithograph by L. Crusius, 1900.
  • Two men in a graveyard, one of them pointing to an ornate stone tomb, possibly to indicate the whereabouts of a third man to the second one. Etching attributed to J.W. Meil, 17--.
  • A blind-folded man dressed in black stands in the corner of a room open to the sky; he looks down at a white skull, representing ignorance of the lethal effects of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Moebius, 1993.
  • The grave of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey. Wood engraving by H. Harral.
  • Saint Mary Magdalene clasps her hands before the crucified Christ. Watercolour painting.
  • Albert, Prince Consort, on his deathbed at Windsor Castle, with members of the royal family and the royal household in attendance, 14 December 1861. Lithograph by W.L. Walton after Oakley, c.1865.
  • Funeral procession of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1821. Coloured aquatint by Alken and Sutherland after a drawing by Captain Frederick Marryat, 1821.
  • A woman has just died: one man breaks the news to another. Wood engraving.
  • Philip, King of Macedon, is woken up by his page and reminded of his mortality. Engraving by John Payne, 1639.
  • Albert, Prince Consort, on his deathbed at Windsor Castle, with members of the royal family and the royal household in attendance, 14 December 1861. Lithograph by W.L. Walton after Oakley, c.1865.
  • Death visits the paupers' house. Engraving by Johan Sadeler after Jan van der Straet.