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De sepultura
Date: c. 1630Reference: MS.237
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Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.Date: 1738Reference: 23215i
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Jacob is taken to the cave in the field of Machpelah by a mournful procession; he wants to die in the spot bought by Abraham. Etching by L. du Guernier after L. Chéron.
Chéron, Louis, 1655-1725.Reference: 18340i
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The Assumption of the Virgin. Etching by G.M. Mitelli after A. Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Reference: 21594i
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M0006283: Illustrations of embalming from the Ancient Egyptian tomb of Amenemope
Date: May 1939Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/52/64
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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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 1849Reference: 23239i
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The body of King Harold II being interred after the battle of Hastings. Engraving by F. Bacon, 1851, after F.R. Pickersgill, 1847.
Pickersgill, Frederick Richard, 1820-1900.Date: 1851Reference: 2970993i
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M0011784: Reproduction of an illustration depicting a long chambered burial cairn in Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney
Date: 1951Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/104/86
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Livor mortis zine : hype in the hypogeum. #1.
Ruttley, StephenDate: 2017
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Grave of Alphonse Bertillon. Photograph.
Reference: 561871i
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Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.
Wale, Samuel, -1786.Reference: 10072i
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The funeral of Mrs Susannah Wesley at Bunhill Fields, the Methodist cemetery. Mezzotint by S. Gimber, 1865, after D. Woolstenhome.
Woolstenholme, Dean, 1757-1837.Date: R. Owen jnrReference: 544363i
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Excavations at Rochester Cathedral / Alan Ward and Trevor Anderson.
Ward, Alan (Archivist)Date: 1990
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India: the tombstone of Brigadier General Nicholson in a cemetery near Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
Beato, Felice, 1832-1909.Reference: 33473i
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The fourth of a series of lectures delivered at the Mechanics' Institution, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, August 13, 1847, on the actual condition of the metropolitan grave-yards / by Geo. Alfd. Walker.
Date: 1847
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World War One: a lone man digs in a dilapidated graveyard. Colour chalk drawing with pencil, c. 1914.
Date: 1914Reference: 24589i
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Mourners attending a burial where the coffin is about to be lowered into the ground. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti after R. Westall, 1812.
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836.Date: 25 March 1812Reference: 44192i
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Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.
Date: 1849Reference: 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. 1788Reference: 23258i
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Franco-Prussian War: peasants going to bury the dead from the Battle of Worth. Wood engraving.
Reference: 21785i
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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: Places in South China, Hong Kong, Macao and Japan. Photographs by William Pryor Floyd, ca. 1873.
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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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Livor mortis zine : party hits. Vol. 2.
Ruttley, StephenDate: 2018
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O sredstvakh" k" preduprezhdenīi︠u︡ pogrebenīi︠a︡ obmershikh".
Date: 1846
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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

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De sepultura

Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.

Jacob is taken to the cave in the field of Machpelah by a mournful procession; he wants to die in the spot bought by Abraham. Etching by L. du Guernier after L. Chéron.

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

M0006283: Illustrations of embalming from the Ancient Egyptian tomb of Amenemope

Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

The body of King Harold II being interred after the battle of Hastings. Engraving by F. Bacon, 1851, after F.R. Pickersgill, 1847.

M0011784: Reproduction of an illustration depicting a long chambered burial cairn in Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney

Livor mortis zine : hype in the hypogeum. #1.

Grave of Alphonse Bertillon. Photograph.

Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.

The funeral of Mrs Susannah Wesley at Bunhill Fields, the Methodist cemetery. Mezzotint by S. Gimber, 1865, after D. Woolstenhome.

Excavations at Rochester Cathedral / Alan Ward and Trevor Anderson.

India: the tombstone of Brigadier General Nicholson in a cemetery near Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.

The fourth of a series of lectures delivered at the Mechanics' Institution, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, August 13, 1847, on the actual condition of the metropolitan grave-yards / by Geo. Alfd. Walker.

World War One: a lone man digs in a dilapidated graveyard. Colour chalk drawing with pencil, c. 1914.

Mourners attending a burial where the coffin is about to be lowered into the ground. Stipple engraving by N. Schiavonetti after R. Westall, 1812.

Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb while angels watch and pray. Etching.

Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

Franco-Prussian War: peasants going to bury the dead from the Battle of Worth. Wood engraving.

Hong Kong: the Parsee Cemetery, Happy Valley. Photograph by W.P. Floyd, ca. 1873.

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary; below the apostles crowd around her empty tomb. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Agostino Carracci.

Livor mortis zine : party hits. Vol. 2.

O sredstvakh" k" preduprezhdenīi︠u︡ pogrebenīi︠a︡ obmershikh".

The assumption of Mary (the Blessed Virgin). Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after Annibale Carracci.