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Cemetery Collection (#7)

"Exploring the Silent Stories: A Journey through Cemeteries Around the World" Step into a world frozen in time as you wander through the Map of the Rivelin Valley Estate

Background imageCemetery Collection: United States, Massachusetts: Death Head on the tombstone in King's Chapel Burying Ground

United States, Massachusetts: Death Head on the tombstone in King's Chapel Burying Ground Cemetery, Boston
NWI4966327 United States, Massachusetts: Death Head on the tombstone in King's Chapel Burying Ground Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910

Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979387 Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageCemetery Collection: Indian Wars: Steles of the graves of Custer National Cemetery (Montana)

Indian Wars: Steles of the graves of Custer National Cemetery (Montana), where the soldiers of the 7th cavalry of
NWI4838636 Indian Wars: Steles of the graves of Custer National Cemetery (Montana), where the soldiers of the 7th cavalry of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)

Background imageCemetery Collection: St. Mary's Church in Lutterworth, surrounded by its cemetery (England), circa 1800

St. Mary's Church in Lutterworth, surrounded by its cemetery (England), circa 1800
NWI4959151 St. Mary's Church in Lutterworth, surrounded by its cemetery (England), circa 1800. Coloured engraving, 19th century, based on an illustration by John Wycliff.; (add.info.: St)

Background imageCemetery Collection: The Tomb of Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve (Sainte-Beuve, 1804-1869)

The Tomb of Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve (Sainte-Beuve, 1804-1869). Sculpture by Jose de Charmoy (1879-1919)
JEB4961329 The Tomb of Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve (Sainte-Beuve, 1804-1869). Sculpture by Jose de Charmoy (1879-1919). Montparnasse Cemetery

Background imageCemetery Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Cemetery of La Salle, American cemetery

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Cemetery of La Salle, American cemetery, les crosses blanche, 1919
LUX4799146 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Cemetery of La Salle, American cemetery, les crosses blanche, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageCemetery Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Cemetery of La Salle, American cemetery

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Cemetery of La Salle, American cemetery, les crosses blanche, 1919
LUX4799129 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: Cemetery of La Salle, American cemetery, les crosses blanche, 1919; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Background imageCemetery Collection: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Crepon: Parish Church Saint-Medard

France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Crepon: Parish Church Saint-Medard and Saint Gildard de Crepon, 1880
LUX4707091 France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14), Crepon: Parish Church Saint-Medard and Saint Gildard de Crepon, 1880; (add.info.: France, Lower Normandy, Calvados (14)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Turkish cemetery. Engraving by Frankel. In ' Memories of Constantinople', 19th century

Turkish cemetery. Engraving by Frankel. In " Memories of Constantinople", 19th century. Private collection
JEB4833785 Turkish cemetery. Engraving by Frankel. In " Memories of Constantinople", 19th century. Private collection; (add.info.: Turkish cemetery. Engraving by Frankel)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists climb a cliff bordering the Valley of the Kings, 1900

Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists climb a cliff bordering the Valley of the Kings, 1900
LUX4778321 Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile, tourists climb a cliff bordering the Valley of the Kings, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise on the Nile)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Algeria, Algiers: Cemetery of Bellecour, two young girls veiled in the middle of the tombs, 1900

Algeria, Algiers: Cemetery of Bellecour, two young girls veiled in the middle of the tombs, 1900
LUX4766686 Algeria, Algiers: Cemetery of Bellecour, two young girls veiled in the middle of the tombs, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: Cemetery of Bellecour)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Greece, Chania, Crete: Muslim cemetery, 1908

Greece, Chania, Crete: Muslim cemetery, 1908
LUX4764900 Greece, Chania, Crete: Muslim cemetery, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: Muslim cemetery, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCemetery Collection: France: the cemetery: a woman in black next to a white tomb of a child 4 years with a mortuary crown

France: the cemetery: a woman in black next to a white tomb of a child 4 years with a mortuary crown
LUX4761038 France: the cemetery: a woman in black next to a white tomb of a child 4 years with a mortuary crown, 1901 - Arnold Abel; (add.info.: France: the cemetery)

Background imageCemetery Collection: First World War: France, A Red Cross ambulance dog is collected on the tomb of his master

First World War: France, A Red Cross ambulance dog is collected on the tomb of his master ambulance called
LUX4737527 First World War: France, A Red Cross ambulance dog is collected on the tomb of his master ambulance called: the tomb of the comrade

Background imageCemetery Collection: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480450 Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja. The tomb was discovered in a cemetery in West Thebes, overlooking the valley of Deir el-Medina)

Background imageCemetery Collection: A Lynch Gate, 1850

A Lynch Gate, 1850
3478358 A Lynch Gate, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a lynch gate, a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English churchyard)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Illustration of Riou for Alexandre Dumas's novel 'The leader of wolves': Thibault

Illustration of Riou for Alexandre Dumas's novel "The leader of wolves": Thibault
PCT4294507 Illustration of Riou for Alexandre Dumas's novel "The leader of wolves": Thibault, transforms into a werewolf (werewolf) is chased in a cemetery

Background imageCemetery Collection: Stones in a Jewish cemetery in Prague

Stones in a Jewish cemetery in Prague
3572254 Stones in a Jewish cemetery in Prague by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Prague, Jewish cemetery, Czech Republic 1875 ca)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Tombs of children made of branches and leaves on the Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea)

Tombs of children made of branches and leaves on the Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea)
FLO4636177 Tombs of children made of branches and leaves on the Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea). Lithography for the book

Background imageCemetery Collection: Chinese tombs in a cemetery. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio

Chinese tombs in a cemetery. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient
FLO4622450 Chinese tombs in a cemetery. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageCemetery Collection: The old man. Death leads his elderly victim to the grave, seducing him with the music of a

The old man. Death leads his elderly victim to the grave, seducing him with the music of a dulcimer (hammered dulcimer)
FLO4675789 The old man. Death leads his elderly victim to the grave, seducing him with the music of a dulcimer (hammered dulcimer)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Album 'Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth': Arabic cemetery in Asyut

Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": Arabic cemetery in Asyut
3561488 Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": Arabic cemetery in Asyut; (add.info.: Asyūṭ, Egypt 1910 ca. Photographer: Acworth, E.M.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageCemetery Collection: Turkish mausoleum and tomb, 18th century. A Turkish cemetery with cypress trees and mausoleums

Turkish mausoleum and tomb, 18th century. A Turkish cemetery with cypress trees and mausoleums
FLO4576856 Turkish mausoleum and tomb, 18th century. A Turkish cemetery with cypress trees and mausoleums, 1 and a marble grave kept as a flower garden by mourners 2

Background imageCemetery Collection: European grain moth, Nemapogon granella 1, moth magnified e, f, larva magnified a, b

European grain moth, Nemapogon granella 1, moth magnified e, f, larva magnified a, b, and Phalaena tinea granella
FLO4574342 European grain moth, Nemapogon granella 1, moth magnified e, f, larva magnified a, b, and Phalaena tinea granella, and common bed bug, Cemex lectularius 2, magnified g

Background imageCemetery Collection: A Bird's-eye View of the US Soldiers and Sailors Home, near Dayton (engraving)

A Bird's-eye View of the US Soldiers and Sailors Home, near Dayton (engraving)
8637262 A Bird's-eye View of the US Soldiers and Sailors Home, near Dayton (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton: The Cemetery (b/w photo)

Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton: The Cemetery (b/w photo)
8649283 Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton: The Cemetery (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cemetery)

Background imageCemetery Collection: A bloody sea, that's bolshevism, 1919 (poster)

A bloody sea, that's bolshevism, 1919 (poster)
2069714 A bloody sea, that's bolshevism, 1919 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. Germany. A bloody sea. that's bolshevism)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Lindsey House and Moravian burial ground, Chelsea, London (b/w photo)

Lindsey House and Moravian burial ground, Chelsea, London (b/w photo)
8626976 Lindsey House and Moravian burial ground, Chelsea, London (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lindsey House and Moravian burial ground, Chelsea)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Gatehouse and Mortuary to Cemetery at Tavistock (litho)

Gatehouse and Mortuary to Cemetery at Tavistock (litho)
8667803 Gatehouse and Mortuary to Cemetery at Tavistock (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gatehouse and Mortuary to Cemetery at Tavistock)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Grave of English writer Richard Jefferies, Broadwater Cemetery, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo)

Grave of English writer Richard Jefferies, Broadwater Cemetery, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676065 Grave of English writer Richard Jefferies, Broadwater Cemetery, Worthing, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageCemetery Collection: Islamic cemetery in Khiva, Xiva, an oasis town in northwestern Uzbekistan

Islamic cemetery in Khiva, Xiva, an oasis town in northwestern Uzbekistan, historical illustration, wood engraving
UIG5414363 Islamic cemetery in Khiva, Xiva, an oasis town in northwestern Uzbekistan, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG

Background imageCemetery Collection: Celebration of the dead on a Russian cemetery, Russia, woodcut circa 1871

Celebration of the dead on a Russian cemetery, Russia, woodcut circa 1871
UIG5413978 Celebration of the dead on a Russian cemetery, Russia, woodcut circa 1871; UIG

Background imageCemetery Collection: Greece, Thessaloniki or Salonica: A Muslim cemetery, 1916

Greece, Thessaloniki or Salonica: A Muslim cemetery, 1916
LUX4808936 Greece, Thessaloniki or Salonica: A Muslim cemetery, 1916; (add.info.: Greece, Thessaloniki or Salonica: A Muslim cemetery, 1916); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCemetery Collection: Go from the graves to the Alyscamps in Arles. Anonymous 19th century lithography, Musee Arbaud

Go from the graves to the Alyscamps in Arles. Anonymous 19th century lithography, Musee Arbaud, Aix en Provence
JEB4862959 Go from the graves to the Alyscamps in Arles. Anonymous 19th century lithography, Musee Arbaud, Aix en Provence.; Musee Paul Arbaud, Aix-en-Provence

Background imageCemetery Collection: Cholet, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, Photograph of a drawing of the tomb of

Cholet, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, Photograph of a drawing of the tomb of Jules Eugene Trudeau N
LUX4731145 Cholet, Maine-et-Loire (49), Pays de la Loire, France, Photograph of a drawing of the tomb of Jules Eugene Trudeau N

Background imageCemetery Collection: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480449 Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja. The tomb was discovered in a cemetery in West Thebes, overlooking the valley of Deir el-Medina)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Commemorative Plaque on the Tomb of Samuel Adams (1722-1803), Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston

Commemorative Plaque on the Tomb of Samuel Adams (1722-1803), Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
NWI4943500 Commemorative Plaque on the Tomb of Samuel Adams (1722-1803), Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: Commemorative Plaque on the Tomb of Samuel Adams (1722-1803)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Tunisia, Sfax: General view taken of the Arab cemetery, 1900

Tunisia, Sfax: General view taken of the Arab cemetery, 1900
LUX4766000 Tunisia, Sfax: General view taken of the Arab cemetery, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: General view taken of the Arab cemetery, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCemetery Collection: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Isere (38): Cemetery of the convent of the Grande Chartreuse, 1895

Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Isere (38): Cemetery of the convent of the Grande Chartreuse, 1895
LUX4816366 Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Isere (38): Cemetery of the convent of the Grande Chartreuse, 1895; (add.info.: Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century)

Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940515 Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques, Aquitaine); (add.info.: Tombs)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Illustration by Riou of Jules Verne's novel ' Journey to the Centre of the Earth': a plain of bones

Illustration by Riou of Jules Verne's novel " Journey to the Centre of the Earth": a plain of bones
PCT4260762 Illustration by Riou of Jules Verne's novel " Journey to the Centre of the Earth": a plain of bones

Background imageCemetery Collection: Egyptian costumes: two women veiled, one praying on a carpet

Egyptian costumes: two women veiled, one praying on a carpet, the other watering plants from the tomb in a Turkish
FLO4634893 Egyptian costumes: two women veiled, one praying on a carpet, the other watering plants from the tomb in a Turkish Egyptian cemetery

Background imageCemetery Collection: The Monumental Cemetery of Messina with the Gothic-style chapel in the background

The Monumental Cemetery of Messina with the Gothic-style chapel in the background
3558562 The Monumental Cemetery of Messina with the Gothic-style chapel in the background by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Savoia)

Background imageCemetery Collection: English cemetery, Piazzale Donatello, Florence

English cemetery, Piazzale Donatello, Florence
3557613 English cemetery, Piazzale Donatello, Florence by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Poggi, Giuseppe;Reishammer Carlo Date of Artwork: 1865-1877 Location)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Monument to General Blaise by Martin Pierson, Cimetiere des Abasseaux, Saint-Mihiel; postcard

Monument to General Blaise by Martin Pierson, Cimetiere des Abasseaux, Saint-Mihiel; postcard
3561357 Monument to General Blaise by Martin Pierson, Cimetiere des Abasseaux, Saint-Mihiel; postcard; (add.info.: Saint-Mihiel, Cimetiere des Abasseaux)

Background imageCemetery Collection: Bust of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), poet, French playwright

Bust of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), poet, French playwright, marble sculpture by Jean Barre (1811-1896)
YOU4418733 Bust of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857), poet, French playwright, marble sculpture by Jean Barre (1811-1896), installed on the poet's tomb at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris

Background imageCemetery Collection: Necropolis (cemetery) Glasgow. Steel engraving 1888

Necropolis (cemetery) Glasgow. Steel engraving 1888
536439 Necropolis (cemetery) Glasgow. Steel engraving 1888; (add.info.: Necropolis (cemetery) Glasgow. Steel engraving 1888); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCemetery Collection: 8628010

8628010




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"Exploring the Silent Stories: A Journey through Cemeteries Around the World" Step into a world frozen in time as you wander through the Map of the Rivelin Valley Estate, 1934. Each tombstone holds a tale, each name etched in history. Portchester Castle K991184 stands tall, guarding its secrets within ancient walls. The cemetery surrounding it whispers stories of knights and battles long forgotten. A Sleeping angel statue at Highgate Cemetery a073906 watches over lost souls with serene grace. Its presence brings solace to those who seek peace among the graves. Lion statue, Highgate Cemetery OP04501 roars silently amidst nature's embrace. Majestic and powerful, it symbolizes strength even in death's domain. Gaze upon the Statue of an angel a073601 that graces this sacred ground. With outstretched wings and eyes full of compassion, it offers comfort to all who pass by. Jim Morrison's grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery takes us on a pilgrimage to Paris, France. Here lies an icon whose music still echoes through generations. Witness Rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) soaring above London's urban cemetery in January twilight. Their vibrant plumage adds life to this place of remembrance. Durham welcomes visitors with open arms as they explore its hallowed grounds. History intertwines with every step taken here; tales waiting to be discovered beneath each headstone. Southwell Minster stands proud amidst Nottinghamshire's countryside –a sanctuary for both faith and eternal rest. Its beauty transcends time as prayers echo within its walls. In New Orleans' Metairie Cemetery, Fallen Angel at Chapman-Hyams memorial captivates hearts with her melancholic gaze—a poignant reminder of life's fleeting nature against eternity’s backdrop Highgate Cemetery a074736 invites contemplation amid Victorian splendor—an architectural marvel where past meets present, and the living connect with the departed.