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Tombs

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  • Jesus Christ raises Lazarus from his tomb. Coloured woodcut, ca. 1510.
  • Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.
  • People decorating the graves of their relatives in a cemetery in Italy for the celebration of All Souls. Gouache painting by Reginald Cleaver.
  • The Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Engraving by S. Scafa.
  • The resurrected Christ rises over terrified soldiers. Engraving after A. Dürer, 1512.
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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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    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
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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 angel reading the inscription on the tombstone of William Woollett. Stipple engraving.

    | Date: 1785 | Reference: 45223i
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