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  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with a vignette of his tomb in Geneva. Stipple engraving by J. Caldwall, 1801, after A. Ramsay, 1766.
  • The tomb of Edward II, with various cross-sections of the vaults. Etching with engraving by Basire after H. Emlyn, 1790.
  • Festival of Muḥarram: a man praying to a replica of a martyr's tomb. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • The tomb of Queen Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. Engraving with etching by Claude du Bosc after H.F. Gravelot.
  • The apostles gathered around the empty tomb of Mary on her Assumption. Etching with aquatint by C.M. Metz after L. Cardi.
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.
  • The three holy women stand in light rays outside the tomb of Christ. Engraving by J.F. Leybold after F.H. Füger.
  • Lucknow, India: the Hoseinabad Emambara and the tomb of Mahomed Ally Khan after the Indian Rebellion. Photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1858.
  • Human skulls: two figures showing a skull of an Inuit person and a skull from a tomb near Niagara. Stipple engraving, 1843.
  • The church of St. Bartholomew the Great: interior view showing the Founder's Tomb. Photograph of a drawing by John Carter c. 1781.
  • A young woman wearing a crown deposists a flower garland on a tomb and burns incense on a stone nearby. Line engraving.
  • A skeleton, back view, standing with left arm extended, with a tomb seen in the background. Line engraving by J. Wandelaar, 1740.
  • St Bartholomew's Priory Church, London: the interior, looking west, with the tomb of Rahere on the right. Etching by J. Coney, 1818.
  • Lucknow, India: the Shah Nujuf, or Tomb of Ghazu-oo-deen Hydern, after the Indian Rebellion. Photograph by Felice Beato, ca. 1858.
  • Travellers at the tomb of Aaron, on the summit of Mount Hor, near Petra. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
  • Shepherds in Arcadia discover a tomb and show signs of distress and horror. Stipple with engraving by Kirk after G.B. Cipriani, 1788.
  • The tomb of J.C.W. Moehsen, decorated with putti and Hygieia holding a snake and a bowl. Etching by B. Rode, 1796.
  • The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.
  • A monument to Lady Margaret Legh who is holding a babe to her chest. Etching by JB, 1794, after a tomb sculpture, 1603.
  • A monument to Lady Margaret Legh who is holding a babe to her chest. Etching by JB, 1794, after a tomb sculpture, 1603.
  • Crowds of sick people gathered at the tomb of F. de Paris, St. Medard cemetery, in the hope of a miracle cure. Engraving.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.
  • Joseph of Arimathea watches as Roman soldiers roll a stone in front of Christ's tomb. Mezzotint by I. Jehner, 1794, after W. Hogarth.
  • A man kneeling and praying at a tomb in a cemetery is joined by another gentleman. Line engraving by Taylor after J. Thurston.
  • A Roman tomb at Igel, Luxemburg; people in the foreground, a church in the background. Engraving by E. Rooker after W. Pars, 1774.
  • A Roman tomb at Igel, Luxemburg; people in the foreground, a church in the background. Engraving by E. Rooker after W. Pars, 1774.
  • Brass plate on the tomb of the Goodman family in Ruthin Church in Denbigshire, Wales. Engraving by R. Graves after G.P. Harding, 1823.
  • Young children scattering flowers around the tomb of F.A. Gallisch. Line engraving with etching by C.W. Griessmann after A.F. Oeser, 1789.
  • Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695.
  • Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695.