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The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.

An anatomical dissection of the abdomen of a cadaver, seen in a foreshortened view. Aquatint by R. Perrette, 1904.

Kusōzu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body. Watercolours.

The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 1779.

Skulls and bones of friars, looking towards the altar of a chapel. Photograph.

A human skull reused as a banjo. Photograph, 19--.

People visiting the morgue in Paris to view the cadavers. Coloured aquatint by R.B. Peake, 1816.

Dead Python with severe bruising of heart

A covered corpse lying on a bed. Etching by Ch. Chaplin, 1852, after A.G. Decamps.

A man lying dead on the ground with a broken bottle; a woman sits crying at his side. Lithograph by C. Schacher, c. 1845, after J. Faed.

A corpse laid out on a table for observation in a hospital. Drawing by L. Beatrice Thompson, c. 1913, after an engraved title page, 1677.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

Sleeping beauty : memorial photography in America / Stanley B. Burns.

Tibet: a dead body being eaten by dogs. Photograph, 19--.

Remarks on the question, are there any circumstances in which the lifting of the dead is justifiable? / by Aliquis.

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A corpse laid out on a table for observation in a hospital. Drawing by L. Beatrice Thompson, c. 1913, after an engraved title page, 1677.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

Sleeping beauty : memorial photography in America / Stanley B. Burns.

Tibet: a dead body being eaten by dogs. Photograph, 19--.

Remarks on the question, are there any circumstances in which the lifting of the dead is justifiable? / by Aliquis.

Dead

Images from the collections

Images about Dead

Works from the collections

A corpse laid out on a table for observation in a hospital. Drawing by L. Beatrice Thompson, c. 1913, after an engraved title page, 1677.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

Sleeping beauty : memorial photography in America / Stanley B. Burns.

Tibet: a dead body being eaten by dogs. Photograph, 19--.

Remarks on the question, are there any circumstances in which the lifting of the dead is justifiable? / by Aliquis.

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