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Deaths Collection (#4)

"Journeys to the Afterlife: Tragic Deaths and Haunting Tales" Switzerland's Reichenbach Falls, a picturesque setting that witnessed mysterious deaths

Background imageDeaths Collection: Hull, the first municipal crematorium in Great Britain (b/w photo)

Hull, the first municipal crematorium in Great Britain (b/w photo)
8634659 Hull, the first municipal crematorium in Great Britain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hull)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76 (colour litho)

Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76 (colour litho)
8634281 Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Intensity of Suicide in France in each department, Period 1872-76 (colour litho)

Intensity of Suicide in France in each department, Period 1872-76 (colour litho)
8634280 Intensity of Suicide in France in each department, Period 1872-76 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Stephen Stoned to Death (engraving)

Stephen Stoned to Death (engraving)
8633830 Stephen Stoned to Death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stephen Stoned to Death)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Riverside, Benares (b/w photo)

Riverside, Benares (b/w photo)
8651414 Riverside, Benares (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riverside, Benares)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death (engraving)

Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death (engraving)
8650305 Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)

The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655534 The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDeaths Collection: William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho)
8648393 William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDeaths Collection: William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho)
8648404 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8635794 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Junius Brutus condemning his sons, Titus and Tiberius)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Hedgerow in autumn (engraving)

Hedgerow in autumn (engraving)
8635271 Hedgerow in autumn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hedgerow in autumn)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Death (colour litho)

The Death (colour litho)
8659577 The Death (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on the subject of Smugglers)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Death of Masistius (litho)

The Death of Masistius (litho)
8660797 The Death of Masistius (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Masistius)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus (litho)

Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus (litho)
8660791 Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus)

Background imageDeaths Collection: King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho)

King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho)
8661016 King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Milinda asks Questions, Bc.140)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)

The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)
8648827 The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death. "Death, playing on a dulcimer)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The death of the Chevalier Bayard (engraving)

The death of the Chevalier Bayard (engraving)
8647268 The death of the Chevalier Bayard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of the Chevalier Bayard)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: The death of Brutus (engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: The death of Cato (engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Kaiser's Garland: 'More Cruel than Death' (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The last breath (coloured engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Tomb of Konrad von Seinsheim in the Johanniskirche in Schweinfurt, Bavaria (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Pedigree of El-Moizz (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173 (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The death of Wat Tyler (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (colour litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Title page of Wie die Alten den Tod Gebildet, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Battle of Boffalora, Italy, 1859 (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Do You Know: What is the origin of wig and gown? (colour litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Death of Robert Cocking in the first parachute accident, 1837 (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Last Discourse of Socrates (litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: The Dying Year (colour litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Popular Superstitions: The howling of a dog at night (colour litho)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: P: a soldier (Praeliator) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: W: The Old Hermit (Vetustissimus homo) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: Y: a child in the cradle (Ynfans or Infans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

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)

Background imageDeaths Collection: E: The Cardinal - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: G: The Queen - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

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

Background imageDeaths Collection: H: The Eveque - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

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



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"Journeys to the Afterlife: Tragic Deaths and Haunting Tales" Switzerland's Reichenbach Falls, a picturesque setting that witnessed mysterious deaths. Queen Victoria's ill-fated journey over the Tay Bridge, forever etched in history by tragedy. The ominous presence of Kaiser and German royal family's Deaths Head Hussars during WW1. St. Cainnech Cathedral with its haunting round tower in Kilkenny, Ireland - a silent witness to countless departures from this world. Policemen guarding a house in Sidney Street, East London - an eerie scene hinting at impending doom. Death of Wolfe depicted in vivid colors on litho - capturing the final moments of a legendary figure. The fall of Icarus detailed on canvas since 1636, reminding us of mortality's grip even on those who dare to defy it. On Angel Wings at Hexham Abbey, Northumberland - an ethereal reminder that death is not always dark but can be transcendent too. The tragic 1923 Corfu Incident that claimed lives and left scars across nations' histories forever intertwined. Allan Cuthbertson and Patrick Macnee portraying death's enigmatic allure through their artistry on screen. Satire highlighting London's polluted water supply as a subtle reminder that even something as essential as water can bring about our demise. Death’s Head Hawk Moth fluttering ominously; nature itself bearing symbols of mortality. In life or art, they have shaped our collective consciousness – from majestic landscapes like Reichenbach Falls to historical tragedies like Queen Victoria’s fateful journey over Tay Bridge or the haunting presence Head Hussars during WW1 alongside poignant reminders such as St. Cainnech Cathedral with its towering round tower in Kilkenny. Ireland has long been associated with tales of departed souls.