Death Collection (page 4)

DORE: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
DOR: THE RAVEN, 1882. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before... Engraving by Gustave Dor, 1882, for an 1884 edition of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

Illustration of Ancient Egyptian god of the dead Anubis holding symbol of Anhk

Civil War painting of Union and Confederate troops fighting at The Battle of Antietam
Vintage Civil War painting of Union and Confederate troops fighting at The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg

Jaques Louis David, the Death of Marat

SKULL AND CROSSBONES. Wood engraving, American, 1853

The Death of General Stonewall Jackson
General Thomas Jonathan Jackson, born in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Va. Jany. 21st 1824. Wounded in both arms at Chancellorsville

Red Hell of Jupiter, Astounding Stories Scifi magazine cover
THE RED HELL OF JUPITER - The Planetary Explorers disintegrate the Rogans with the death tube Date: 1931

LCC-LFB Change from brass to cork fire helmets
A significant landmark when on 14 July 1934 the LFB started to replace its traditional brass helmet with a new compressed cork design. It would be four years before the changeover was completed

19th-century coal mining. Historical artwork of a coal mine worker igniting methane gas in a coal mine. This gas (also called fire-damp) is formed naturally by coal

LINCOLN ASSASSINATION. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre, Washington D. C
LINCOLN ASSASSINATION. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre, Washington D.C. 14 April 1865. Contemporary lithograph

Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s
" Bringing back the rum, " temperance cartoon showing liquor barrels labeled with forms of death, Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut from an 1830s temperance pamphlet

Mans body plaster cast inside Macellum, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Queen Alexandra and Empress Marie leaving Victoria Station
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her sister Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, formerly Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1847-1928), in an open carriage, leaving Victoria Station, Central London

Skull and Crossbones - Inverted
The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones

Skull and Crossbones
The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various flags flown to identify a ships crew as pirates. The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones

Leeds Workhouse and Burmantofts Cemetery
A very early photograph of Leeds Workhouse from Burmantofts Cemetery, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. The workhouse, designed by William Perkin and Elisha Backhouse

Prince George of Wales and the Edinburgh family
Prince George of Wales (1865-1936), later King George V (pictured centre) with his cousins, the children of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg

To the Death! - A Glorious Incident of Aerial Warfare on the Western Front, showing a British biplane crashing into a German plane in a dogfight during the First World War

The Jockey Fred Archer
FREDERICK JAMES ARCHER Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet. Date: 1857 - 1886

Juan Sebastian Elcano
JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO Spanish navigator, sailed with Magellan on his round-the- world voyage, took command after the death of Magellan in the Philippines

Memorial to General George Custer at the Little Bighorn Battlefiled National Monument, Montana, United States of America, North America

Death Waits for Titanic
Death sits on the iceberg grinning, waiting for the Titanic to crash into it

The death mask of Beethoven, molded by Josef Danhauser around twelve hours after Beethovens death. Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827. German composer and pianist

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home
The home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor car into the sea from the cliffs

Cosplay - Jack Skellington
Anders Samuelsson

Victorian satirical cartoon, He shall have little for his pains
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon on the Art Dealer. He shall have little for his pains, Who makes his living by his brains

Picture No. 11981758
King George 5th tiger shooting in India, old postcard probably 1920s Date:

Death Plaque in the name of David Harrison. E. Carter Preston

Illustration of English and Welsh archers using cross bows against attacking French army during Hundred Years War

Dead acacia trees silhouetted against sand dunes at Deadvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

TOLLEMACHE AND PENNINGTON. The duel between Captain John Tollemache and Captain John Pennington at the New York Arms, over a sonnet that Pennington wrote about Tollemaches wife, 1777

DEATH OF ORPHEUS. Orpheus and the Bacchantes. Oil on canvas by Emile Levy (1826-1890)

Death of Sardanapolis by Eugene Delacroix, (1798-1863) French Artist. The painting is based on the tale of Sardanapalus, last king of Assyria, from the library of Diodorus Siculus

Gold funerary mask of Pharaoh Amenemope from Tanis
Egyptian civilization, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI. Gold funerary mask of Pharaoh Amenemope. From Tanis

Aristotle crying, conceptual artwork
Aristotle crying. Conceptual artwork of a bust of the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC), who is depicted here crying

Lord, have mercy on London. Contemporary English woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665
PLAGUE OF LONDON, 1665. Lord, have mercy on London. Contemporary English woodcut on the Great Plague of 1665

Queen Elizabeth II returns to UK after death of King George
The new Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in black - mourning her recently deceased father King George VI - returns to the UK after cutting short her holiday in Kenya after receiving the news

Death of William Rufus
WIlliam II, King of England, lies dying in the New Forest, having been struck by a stray arrow fired by Walter Tyrell, Lord of Poix while out hunting Date: August 1100

Italy, Sicily, Mount Etna, activity of the explosive vent on the North side of the Montagnola

Edward VII lying in state, Westminster Hall
Soldiers guard the coffin of the late King Edward VII whose body is lying in state in Westminster Hall, Central London. An estimated 700, 000 people passed through the Hall to pay their respects

"Muckross Abbey - Tree of Life"
The Franciscan friary of Irrelagh, known as "Muckross Abbey" was founded for the Observatine Franciscans about 1448, by Daniel McCarthy Mor

St Mary's Church, Kidderminster, Worcestershire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

St Tysilio Church, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
St Tysilio Church (Llantysilio Church) on Church Island in the village of Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing

The Fall of Babylon by John Martin (1789-1854). 1831. National Library. Paris. France. Exposition Babylon. Louvre

Embossed Victorian mourning card, Mary Hickman
Embossed Victorian mourning card with a funerary monument. In Memory of Mary, relict of the late Job Hickman, of the Bilston Quarries, she departed this life, December 2nd, 1857, aged 73 years

John Maclean, Scottish teacher and revolutionary socialist
John Maclean (1879-1923), Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary Marxist socialist. He was imprisoned for his opposition to the First World War, and lost his teaching post

Ruth Ellis death notice
Official notice of the death of Ruth Ellis on the door of Holloway Prison. She was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Date: 13th July 1955

Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, Scene xv, The death of Antony Date: 1927

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"Exploring the Inevitable: A Journey through the Realm of Death" In this captivating journey, we delve into the intricate tapestry of death, where its presence is felt in every corner of history and art. From Dickens' poignant depiction of an empty chair symbolizing loss to the haunting visage of a plague doctor from 17th-century artwork, death's grip on humanity has always been profound. The somber brushstrokes in "Death of Nelson" by West immortalize a heroic figure's final moments, while Henry Clarence Whaite's "A Welsh Funeral (To the Cold Earth)" evokes raw emotions surrounding mortality. The eerie beauty of Acherontia atropos, known as the death s-head hawk-moth, reminds us that even nature embraces life's end with grace. From Sherlock Holmes locked in a struggle with Moriarty to Greek Orthodox icon depicting Jesus' crucifixion, Thessalonica stands as a testament to mankind's fascination with life's ultimate mystery. Perseus and Medusa statue at Loggia dei Lanzi echoes our eternal quest for triumph over darkness and fear. As we explore further into history, an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary" reveals water pollution as a source of disease—a reminder that they are be both natural and man-made. Joseph Wright’s masterpiece "The Airpump" captures Marie Curie’s relentless pursuit against cancer—a battle fought valiantly until her last breath. Finally, Tollund Man found preserved in a peat bog serves as an ancient witness to mortality—his silent presence reminding us that even time cannot erase our connection to those who came before us. In this exploration lies not only contemplation but also reverence for what awaits each one of us—an inevitable encounter with death. It urges reflection on how we choose to live our lives amidst its looming shadow—a call to embrace every moment and leave behind legacies that transcend our own mortality.