works

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Wellcome Café

Wellcome Kitchen

Wellcome Shop

To make your visit as safe and enjoyable as possible, you’ll need to follow our safety measures inside our venue, including wearing a face covering unless you’re exempt. Find out how we're keeping you safe. You no longer need to book a ticket to enter the museum or library.

We’re undertaking research with website visitors to find out some more about you and what you thought about your visit. This survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your time!

What brought you to our website today?

He is supported by two angels. A monk weeps into a handkerchief on the right

La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna

1 drawing : pencil ; border 28.1 x 20.8 cm.

The death of Saint Benedict. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D.M. Canuti.

The dying soldiers is surrounded by a large crowd of mourners

1 print : line engraving, with stipple ; image 9.5 x 13.4 cm

A Christian-Roman soldier is administered extreme unction by a priest. Etching by Beyer after N. Poussin.

The drunkard's children

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 22 x 33 cm.

A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by earlier frivolity. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Grosse Schlachtenszenen fuer Lothar Franz Graf von Schoenborn

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 35.7 x 61.6 cm.

Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.

The servants are tending to the dying man, trying to make him more comfortable, while the family is grieving

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 15 x 20.8 cm

A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

The bedchamber is decorated with numerous paintings of Christian saints

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 25.2 x 34.7 cm

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

1 print : line engraving with etching, printed on india paper ; sheet (india paper) 22.5 x 14.2 cm

A young knight in full armour receiving extreme unction from a priest surrounded by his grieving family. Line engraving with stipple by J. Goodyear after G. Cattermole.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 26.7 x 36 cm

A Christian Roman soldier receiving the Extreme Unction. Engraving by B. Audran I after N. Poussin, 1644-48.

A bishop admisters extreme unction while the Virgin Mary intercedes on behalf of the dying man
In the corners of the border are emblems of the four evangelists

1 print : etching with engraving ; image and border 40.8 x 32 cm

John Islip on his death bed surrounded by saints and monks: the Virgin Mary intercedes for him. Etching by James Basire the elder, 1808.

A young server assisting the priest kneels before the bed of the dying woman

1 print : wood engraving ; image 11.8 x 7.8 cm

Wellcome uses cookies.

More filters

Active filters:

The death of Saint Benedict. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D.M. Canuti.

A Christian-Roman soldier is administered extreme unction by a priest. Etching by Beyer after N. Poussin.

A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by earlier frivolity. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.

A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

A young knight in full armour receiving extreme unction from a priest surrounded by his grieving family. Line engraving with stipple by J. Goodyear after G. Cattermole.

A Christian Roman soldier receiving the Extreme Unction. Engraving by B. Audran I after N. Poussin, 1644-48.

John Islip on his death bed surrounded by saints and monks: the Virgin Mary intercedes for him. Etching by James Basire the elder, 1808.

A priest administering the sacrament of extreme unction to a dying woman. Wood engraving by N. Knilling.

Stay in the know

Wellcome collection

Finding us:

Opening times:

Today's opening times

Wellcome uses cookies.

Search the collections

More filters

Active filters:

The death of Saint Benedict. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after D.M. Canuti.

A Christian-Roman soldier is administered extreme unction by a priest. Etching by Beyer after N. Poussin.

A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by earlier frivolity. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.

A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

A young knight in full armour receiving extreme unction from a priest surrounded by his grieving family. Line engraving with stipple by J. Goodyear after G. Cattermole.

A Christian Roman soldier receiving the Extreme Unction. Engraving by B. Audran I after N. Poussin, 1644-48.

John Islip on his death bed surrounded by saints and monks: the Virgin Mary intercedes for him. Etching by James Basire the elder, 1808.

A priest administering the sacrament of extreme unction to a dying woman. Wood engraving by N. Knilling.

Stay in the know

Wellcome collectionWellcome Collection

Finding us:

Opening times:

Today's opening times

Wellcome collection