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  • view The Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after A. Carracci.
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    The Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after A. Carracci.

    Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609 | Reference: 21594i
  • view The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.
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    The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.

    Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773 | Date: [1743] | Reference: 44479i
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    Tomb of Benjamin Jesty. Photograph, 19--.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1999] | Reference: 664273i
  • view Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.
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    Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

    Wehnert, Edward Henry, 1813-1868 | Date: 1 June 1849 | Reference: 23239i
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    An account of the discovery of the body of King John, in the cathedral church of Worcester, July 17th, 1797, from Authentic Communications; with illustrations and remarks by Valentine Green, F. S. A. Author of the history and antiquities of the city and suburbs of Worcester.

    Green, Valentine, 1739-1813. | Date: 1797
  • view An angel reading the inscription on the tombstone of William Woollett. Stipple engraving.
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    An angel reading the inscription on the tombstone of William Woollett. Stipple engraving.

    | Date: 1785 | Reference: 45223i
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    Livor mortis zine : hype in the hypogeum. #1.

    Ruttley, Stephen | Date: 2017
  • view Grave of Alphonse Bertillon. Photograph.
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    Grave of Alphonse Bertillon. Photograph.

    | Reference: 561871i
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    Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

    Morel, François, approximately 1768- | Date: 1796 | Reference: 22566i
  • view India: the tombstone of Brigadier General Nicholson in a cemetery near Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
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    India: the tombstone of Brigadier General Nicholson in a cemetery near Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.

    Beato, Felice, approximately 1825- | Reference: 33473i
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    World War One: a lone man digs in a dilapidated graveyard. Colour chalk drawing with pencil, c. 1914.

    | Date: 1914 | Reference: 24589i
  • view The tomb of Madame Langhans showing a young woman clutching her baby and breaking through the lid of the tomb rising upwards. Line engraving with etching after J.A. Nahl.
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    The tomb of Madame Langhans showing a young woman clutching her baby and breaking through the lid of the tomb rising upwards. Line engraving with etching after J.A. Nahl.

    Nahl, Johann August, 1752-1825 | Reference: 44520i
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    Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.

    | Date: 1849 | Reference: 23757i
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    Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

    Parmigianino, 1503-1540 | Date: Jany. 1st. 1788 | Reference: 23258i
  • view Franco-Prussian War: peasants going to bury the dead from the Battle of Worth. Wood engraving.
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    Franco-Prussian War: peasants going to bury the dead from the Battle of Worth. Wood engraving.

    | Reference: 21785i
  • view Hong Kong: the Parsee Cemetery, Happy Valley. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.
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    Hong Kong: the Parsee Cemetery, Happy Valley. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

    Floyd, William Pryor. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899] | Reference: 29704i
    Part of: Floyd, William Pryor.
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    Thomas Augustine Arne. Etching by J. Heath, 1793, after E.F. Burney.

    Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848 | Date: June 10 1793 | Reference: 5338i
  • view The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.
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    The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.

    Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602 | Reference: 25352i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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    The three holy women take spices to the tomb of Christ; an angel is waiting there. Etching by J.B. Patas after J.B. Wicar after P. da Cortona.

    Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669 | Reference: 23282i
  • view The assumption of Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Annibale Carracci.
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    The assumption of Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Annibale Carracci.

    Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609 | Reference: 11769i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
  • view The Annunciation to the Virgin in her room. Engraving by C.J. Visscher (?).
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    The Annunciation to the Virgin in her room. Engraving by C.J. Visscher (?).

    | Reference: 21698i
  • view Tomb effigies of William Bradbrige, his wife Alice, and their fourteen children. Engraving.
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    Tomb effigies of William Bradbrige, his wife Alice, and their fourteen children. Engraving.

    | Reference: 46842i
  • view Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.
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    Crowds of sick people and clergy gathering at the tomb of F. de Paris where people had been cured. Engraving.

    | Reference: 18502i
  • view The death of Saint Benedict. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D.M. Canuti.
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    The death of Saint Benedict. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D.M. Canuti.

    Canuti, Domenico Maria, 1626-1684 | Reference: 11800i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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    The Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1728, after C. Maratta, 1707.

    Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713 | Date: An. 1728 | Reference: 21596i
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