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The funeral service of Lord Lister in 1912. Gouache by Cyrus Cuneo.
Cyrus CuneoDate: 1912Reference: 44344i
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The funeral ceremony of the Earl of Beaconsfield in 1881. Wood engraving, 1881.
Date: 1881Reference: 44339i
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The cremation of Hippias. Etching with engraving.
Reference: 44345i
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Samson's crushed body is borne away by his brethren. Engraving by J. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
François-Alexandre VerdierDate: 1698Reference: 18461i
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Philippines: the body of a wealthy dead man displayed seated on a high chair after having been smoked for 15 days. Photograph, 19--.
Date: [between 1908? and 1924?]Reference: 663913i
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8th Xhosa War: the funeral of a British war victim under torchlight on the field. Lithograph, ca. 1852.
Date: 1852Reference: 24327i
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Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Etching by A. Walker after J-B. Jouvenet.
Jouvenet, Jean, 1644-1717.Reference: 23722i
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The death of Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary. Etching by C. Fantetti after A. Sacchi.
Andrea SacchiReference: 21526i
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Tibet: two people carrying a dead body up a mountainside for disposal. Photograph, 19--.
Date: [1900?]Reference: 663975i
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The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth of York) in 1503. Etching with engraving, 1784.
Date: Nov.r 1 1784Reference: 46813i
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Mr. J. Wharton : when only 13 years of age, he weighed eighteen stone, and continued to increase in weight a stone each year, till he was thirty years old ... he died November, 1810, at Appleby Carside, Lincoln, at the age of 34.
Date: [between 1840 and 1880?]
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The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.
William CamdenDate: 23 April 1791Reference: 46651i
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Death and dying ephemera. Box 2.
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The mummy : chapters on Egyptian funereal archaeology / by E. A. Wallis Budge.
E. A. Wallis BudgeDate: 1894
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The work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains / Thomas W. Laqueur.
Thomas W. LaqueurDate: [2015]
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Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead. Engraving by J. Matham after F. Zuccaro.
Federico ZuccariReference: 23717i
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John Islip on his death bed surrounded by saints and monks: the Virgin Mary intercedes for him. Etching by James Basire the elder, 1808.
Date: 23 April 1808Reference: 44181i
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The funeral of Mrs Susannah Wesley at Bunhill Fields, the Methodist cemetery: a key to the identities of the mourners. Etching.
Date: 1865Reference: 544364i
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M0005253: A Sekapan grave, Borneo
Date: 17 November 1937Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/42/84
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Bombay (Mumbai): a Parsee (Parsi) "Tower of silence" where the bodies of the dead are exposed to vultures. Photograph.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 664500i
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Four pallbearers in Mexican dress carrying a coffin behind a priest into a church. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 44246i
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A pregnant woman receives an abortifacient draught from a peasant "wise woman"; she falls ill but the physician cannot save her life; her funeral is attended by her family and neighbours. Colour lithograph by S. I︠a︡guzhinskiĭ, 1925.
I︠A︡guzhinskiĭ, S.Date: [1925?]Reference: 668010i
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Family life on a pound a week / By Mrs. Pember Reeves.
Magdalene Stuart ReevesDate: 1912
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The dead Christ is lamented by his mother and disciples. Crayon-manner print by A. Leroy, 1853, after Raphael.
RaphaelDate: 1853Reference: 24609i
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Calcutta, West Bengal: a man about to set light to a funeral pyre, watched by men and boys. Photograph.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 664497i

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The funeral service of Lord Lister in 1912. Gouache by Cyrus Cuneo.

The funeral ceremony of the Earl of Beaconsfield in 1881. Wood engraving, 1881.

The cremation of Hippias. Etching with engraving.

Samson's crushed body is borne away by his brethren. Engraving by J. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

Philippines: the body of a wealthy dead man displayed seated on a high chair after having been smoked for 15 days. Photograph, 19--.

8th Xhosa War: the funeral of a British war victim under torchlight on the field. Lithograph, ca. 1852.

Christ raises the widow's son from the dead. Etching by A. Walker after J-B. Jouvenet.

The death of Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary. Etching by C. Fantetti after A. Sacchi.

Tibet: two people carrying a dead body up a mountainside for disposal. Photograph, 19--.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth of York) in 1503. Etching with engraving, 1784.

Mr. J. Wharton : when only 13 years of age, he weighed eighteen stone, and continued to increase in weight a stone each year, till he was thirty years old ... he died November, 1810, at Appleby Carside, Lincoln, at the age of 34.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.

Death and dying ephemera. Box 2.

The mummy : chapters on Egyptian funereal archaeology / by E. A. Wallis Budge.

The work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains / Thomas W. Laqueur.

Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead. Engraving by J. Matham after F. Zuccaro.

John Islip on his death bed surrounded by saints and monks: the Virgin Mary intercedes for him. Etching by James Basire the elder, 1808.

The funeral of Mrs Susannah Wesley at Bunhill Fields, the Methodist cemetery: a key to the identities of the mourners. Etching.

M0005253: A Sekapan grave, Borneo

Bombay (Mumbai): a Parsee (Parsi) "Tower of silence" where the bodies of the dead are exposed to vultures. Photograph.

Four pallbearers in Mexican dress carrying a coffin behind a priest into a church. Coloured lithograph.

A pregnant woman receives an abortifacient draught from a peasant "wise woman"; she falls ill but the physician cannot save her life; her funeral is attended by her family and neighbours. Colour lithograph by S. I︠a︡guzhinskiĭ, 1925.

Family life on a pound a week / By Mrs. Pember Reeves.

The dead Christ is lamented by his mother and disciples. Crayon-manner print by A. Leroy, 1853, after Raphael.

Calcutta, West Bengal: a man about to set light to a funeral pyre, watched by men and boys. Photograph.