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  • The tomb of Rahere, Saint Bartholomew's Church, London. Wood engraving by T. Gilks after W.A. Delamotte, ca. 1847.
  • The tomb of Rahere, St Bartholomew the Great Church, London. Wood engraving by J. Jackson after J.W. Archer.
  • Entrance of the grotto at Posillipo, called Piedigrotta, reputed to be Virgil's tomb. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The tomb of J.J. Rousseau, on an island in the gardens of Ermenonville. Engraving by J.F. Cazenave.
  • Edinburgh, Greyfriars churchyard: the tomb of James Borthwick of Stow, carved with a skeleton and surgical instruments. Photograph, 19--.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; the lamenting women watch. Line engraving by A. Sadeler after F. Barocci.
  • A human skeleton, leaning against a tomb, after Vesalius: lateral view. Engraving by Benard, 1779, after a woodcut, 1543.
  • Two Englishmen on elephants riding in convoy before a Mughal palace or tomb. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A reclining skeleton, holding a staff, pulling himself out of his tomb. Etching by J. Gamelin after himself, 1778.
  • A man carrying a model of a tomb (?), decorated with prayer beads. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Tomb of King Rene of Nassau in Bar Le Duc, France. Line process print after a sculpture by Leger Richier.
  • Philippe Sergent, standing on the tomb of F. de Paris and singing after being miraculously cured of ankylosis. Engraving, 173-.
  • Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.
  • Gateway to the tomb of Husain Shah at Gaur, West Bengal. Etching by James Moffat after Henry Creighton, ca. 1808.
  • Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb; weapons hang from above. Engraving by J. Thomson, 1846, after J. Franklin after Rembrandt.
  • Saint Valentine: his body lying on his tomb depicted at one-thirty-fourth of its actual length. Engraving on cloth.
  • Bani Suef, Egypt: sacred trees near tomb of Sheikh Abu Hashīma, near El Shantur. Photograph by W.S. Blackman, 192-.
  • The Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene sit outside the tomb of Christ. Mezzotint by T.W. Huffam after Ph. Veit.
  • Nanking, Kiangsu province, China: stone warriors at the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Nanking, Kiangsu province, China: stone warriors at the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Nanking, Kiangsu province, China: stone warriors at the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • The tomb of Michelangelo Buonarroti in the church of Santa Croce, Florence. Etching by G. Pera, 180-, after C. Rossi-Melocchi.
  • India: the 'tomb of the Emperor Hoomaon where Major Hodson captured the King of Delhi'. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • An ideal mourning head for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. Engraving by P. Fontana after F. Cecchi after A. Canova.
  • Visitors in the park near the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte in St. Helena. Lithograph by V.J. Adam and J. Arnout.
  • Marie Carteri convalescing after being cured from fistula lacrimal as a consequence of visiting the tomb of F. de Paris. Engraving.
  • Marie Carteri convalescing after being cured from fistula lacrimal as a consequence of visiting the tomb of F. de Paris. Engraving.
  • Taj Mahal: floral decoration in pietra dura on the tomb of the Empress Noor Jahan. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A human skeleton, leaning against a tomb: lateral view. Engraving by R. Benard, late 18th century, after A. Vesalius, 1543.
  • A human skeleton, leaning against a tomb: lateral view. Engraving by R. Benard, late 18th century, after A. Vesalius, 1543.