Mortality Collection (page 3)

Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving)
8646726 Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth)

The death of Brutus (engraving)
8639532 The death of Brutus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Brutus)

The death of Cato (engraving)
8639525 The death of Cato (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Cato)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8639502 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brutus condemning his sons to death)

The Kaiser's Garland: "More Cruel than Death" (litho)
8643482 The Kaiser's Garland: "More Cruel than Death" (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The last breath (coloured engraving)
8655672 The last breath (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last breath)

Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655607 Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving)
8635095 Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the ancient Theban general and statesman Epaminondas, 362 BC)

The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho)
8664097 The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb of Konrad von Seinsheim in the Johanniskirche in Schweinfurt, Bavaria (engraving)
8663777 Tomb of Konrad von Seinsheim in the Johanniskirche in Schweinfurt, Bavaria (engraving) by German School, (14th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho)
8661455 Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho) by Mytens or Meytens, Martin van (1695-1770) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho)
8661388 The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho)
8661089 Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Counting the Hands cut from the Dead)

The Pedigree of El-Moizz (litho)
8661080 The Pedigree of El-Moizz (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pedigree of El-Moizz)

The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC (litho)
8661279 The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC (litho) by Brozik, Vaclav (Wenzel von) (1851-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC)

Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173 (engraving)
8636833 Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173)

The death of Wat Tyler (engraving)
8636246 The death of Wat Tyler (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Wat Tyler)

Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho)
8626253 Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho) by Italian School, (14th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title page of Wie die Alten den Tod Gebildet, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (engraving)
8626170 Title page of Wie die Alten den Tod Gebildet, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (engraving) by German School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Battle of Boffalora, Italy, 1859 (engraving)
8676815 Battle of Boffalora, Italy, 1859 (engraving) by Giacomelli, Vincenzo (d.1890) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Boffalora, Italy, and death of General Cler)

Do You Know: What is the origin of wig and gown? (colour litho)
8668140 Do You Know: What is the origin of wig and gown? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What is the origin of wig and gown)

Death of Robert Cocking in the first parachute accident, 1837 (engraving)
8672722 Death of Robert Cocking in the first parachute accident, 1837 (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last Discourse of Socrates (litho)
8673887 The Last Discourse of Socrates (litho) by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Discourse of Socrates)

The Dying Year (colour litho)
8674438 The Dying Year (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dying Year)

Popular Superstitions: The howling of a dog at night (colour litho)
8668714 Popular Superstitions: The howling of a dog at night (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The howling of a dog at night)

P: a soldier (Praeliator) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221994 P: a soldier (Praeliator) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

W: The Old Hermit (Vetustissimus homo) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221965 W: The Old Hermit (Vetustissimus homo) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Y: a child in the cradle (Ynfans or Infans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221955 Y: a child in the cradle (Ynfans or Infans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

E: The Cardinal - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222044 E: The Cardinal - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

G: The Queen - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222036 G: The Queen - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

H: The Eveque - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4222028 H: The Eveque - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H. Loedel after Hans Holbein (1497? -1543)); Photo © Duvallon

A: the fool (Ridens or Ridulus, fatuus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221987 A: the fool (Ridens or Ridulus, fatuus) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

2nd of May in Madrid (1808) (engraving)
CUL4930626 2nd of May in Madrid (1808) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain. Peninsular War (1808-1814). 2nd of May in Madrid (1808)

Death of Icarus, 17th century (engraving)
3480613 Death of Icarus, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Death of Icarus. Engraving from Tableaux du temple des muses (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681)

Illustration depicting the death of Socrates, a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western
3522878 Illustration depicting the death of Socrates, a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the death of Socrates)

Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899
3480884 Death of Lieutenant Grivart, 1899; (add.info.: Death of Lieutenant Grivart. Killed by inhabitants of a village on the banks of the River Niger. Mort du Lieutenant Grivart)

the Pieta of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ, c.1820
3666106 the Pieta of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ, c.1820; (add.info.: 19th century, French, illustration, showing the Pieta of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ)

A gravedigger, 1850
3478355 A gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a gravedigger at work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Angels floating by the deathbed, 1850
3478342 Angels floating by the deathbed, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting angels floating by the deathbed of a young woman. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Female neighbours supporting a Scottish widow, 1850
3478269 Female neighbours supporting a Scottish widow, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting female neighbours supporting a Scottish widow)

A grieving father, 1850
3478267 A grieving father, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a grieving father looking a picture of his recently deceased son. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A grieving woman walking through a churchyard, 1850
3478249 A grieving woman walking through a churchyard, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a grieving woman walking through a churchyard. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850
3478246 An elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly widower, wearing a morning band)

A family sitting in the winter firelight, 1850
3478147 A family sitting in the winter firelight, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family sitting in the winter firelight, whilst thinking of distant and dead member)

Ibrahim Pasha blesses a dying soldier in Arabia, 1818
3480400 Ibrahim Pasha blesses a dying soldier in Arabia, 1818; (add.info.: Ibrahim Pasha (eldest son of Muhammad Ali) blesses a dying soldier in Arabia 1818

A father grieving the loss of his child, 1850
3478341 A father grieving the loss of his child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father grieving the loss of his child. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A widower grieving at the deathbed of his wife, 1850
3478323 A widower grieving at the deathbed of his wife, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widower grieving at the deathbed of his wife. Illustrated by Robert Barnes (1864-1875)

The soldier being visited by death
3478606 The soldier being visited by death; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the soldier being visited by death'. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Mortality: A Reflection on the Inevitable Cycle of Life and Death" In Joseph Wright's masterpiece, "The Airpump, " we witness the fragility of life as a scientific experiment unfolds. The flickering candlelight illuminates not only the pursuit of knowledge but also our own mortality. Roman memento mori mosaics serve as powerful reminders that death is an ever-present companion. These intricate artworks depict skulls and hourglasses, urging us to contemplate our limited time on Earth. "The Death of Bhishma" captures the moment when Arjuna's arrows mortally wound him in battle. This poignant scene reminds us that even great warriors are not exempt from their ultimate fate. Albrecht Durer's "Knight, Death and the Devil" portrays a knight fearlessly riding through a desolate landscape accompanied by death itself. It serves as a testament to courage in the face of mortality. As depicted in "Death of Wolfe, " war claims lives indiscriminately, reminding us that mortality knows no boundaries or ranks. Even heroes fall victim to its grasp. Bruegel's painting, "The Fall of Icarus, " depicts how hubris leads to tragedy. Amidst bustling daily life, Icarus' fatal plunge into the sea serves as a stark reminder that overreaching can lead to one's demise. Hippocrates' teachings remind us that even great physicians cannot escape their own mortal coil. Chapman and Col immortalized his wisdom through their translation works – an eternal legacy against mortality's grip. An astronomical clock adorning Prague's Town Hall silently ticks away moments with unwavering precision – an embodiment of time slipping away relentlessly for all living beings. Statistics from Bournville Village reveal glimpses into past lives lived within this community – births, deaths, joys, sorrows – each entry representing another chapter closed in humanity’s collective storybook.