Churchyard Collection (#2)

Plaque in memory of Mary McCauley (known as Molly Pitcher, legendary heroine of the War of Independence)
NWI4943390 Plaque in memory of Mary McCauley (known as Molly Pitcher, legendary heroine of the War of Independence). Grave of Mary McCauley in Carlisle

Memorial near the Tomb of Paul Revere (1734-1818), Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
NWI4943510 Memorial near the Tomb of Paul Revere (1734-1818), Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: Memorial near the Tomb of Paul Revere (1734-1818)

Grave stone of 1624 - Discoidale stele of a traditional Basque cemetery - Chapel Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940511 Grave stone of 1624 - Discoidale stele of a traditional Basque cemetery - Chapel Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Tomb street in a cemetery in Ancient Greece. Colourful engraving from the 19th century
NWI4858540 Tomb street in a cemetery in Ancient Greece. Colourful engraving from the 19th century.; (add.info.: Tomb street in a cemetery in Ancient Greece)

Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1872-11-1 - Day of the Dead - Republican Republique, Monarchy
ICA4871946 Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1872-11-1 - Day of the Dead - Republican Republique, Monarchy, Cemetery, Political Right - Bonapartist Bonapartism

Allegory of the tomb of George Campbell, Duke of Argyll (1768-1839), Scottish politician
VEN5027621 Allegory of the tomb of George Campbell, Duke of Argyll (1768-1839), Scottish politician. painting by Francesco Monti, Nunzio Ferraioli, 18th century

Syria: the city of Aleppo in the 19th century - citadel, minarets, cemetery - engraving of the Universal Geography of
PCT4293422 Syria: the city of Aleppo in the 19th century - citadel, minarets, cemetery - engraving of the Universal Geography of Malte-Brun (Brown Malta)

Egypt: Cook Cruise Tourists, Excursion to the Valley of the Kings, 1900
LUX4778306 Egypt: Cook Cruise Tourists, Excursion to the Valley of the Kings, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook Cruise Tourists, Excursion to the Valley of the Kings, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Tombs around the Protestant Parish Church of Boyndy (Scotland). Coloured engraving, 19th century
NWI4959150 Tombs around the Protestant Parish Church of Boyndy (Scotland). Coloured engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Tombs around the Protestant Parish Church of Boyndy (Scotland)

St. Peter's Church in Monkwearmouth (England), or Benedictine Abbey of Wearmouth Jarrow
NWI4960176 St. Peter's Church in Monkwearmouth (England), or Benedictine Abbey of Wearmouth Jarrow, founded in the 7th century. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: St)

The church cemetery in spring. 19th century lithography
NWI4960173 The church cemetery in spring. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: The church cemetery in spring. 19th century lithography.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Cemtiere du Pere Lachaise, 1868 - debitte et herve, editors
LUX4817178 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Cemtiere du Pere Lachaise, 1868 - debitte et herve, editors, 170 et 174 rue de rivoli, paris; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Palestine, Cedron: Tombs in the valley of Cedron, 1885
LUX4801403 Palestine, Cedron: Tombs in the valley of Cedron, 1885; (add.info.: Palestine, Cedron: Tombs in the valley of Cedron, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Album "R.D en Italie": Gallery of the South Cemetery of Pisa
3562359 Album "R.D en Italie": Gallery of the South Cemetery of Pisa; (add.info.: Pisa 1891 Date of Artwork: 1277 Artist: Giovanni di Simone Photographer)

A gravedigger, 1850
3478355 A gravedigger, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a gravedigger at work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A grieving woman walking through a churchyard, 1850
3478249 A grieving woman walking through a churchyard, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a grieving woman walking through a churchyard. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Algeria, Maghreb, AL, Algiers: a Muslim cemetery with an old man, 1900
LUX4763771 Algeria, Maghreb, AL, Algiers: a Muslim cemetery with an old man, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Maghreb, AL, Algiers: a Muslim cemetery with an old man, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Tunisia, Sfax: Arab cemetery with city walls crossed by goats and sheep, 1907
LUX4766385 Tunisia, Sfax: Arab cemetery with city walls crossed by goats and sheep, 1907; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Arab cemetery with city walls crossed by goats and sheep)

American Civil War 1861-1865: The Battle of Baton Rouge (Magnolia Cemetery), Louisiana, 5 August 1862
528708 American Civil War 1861-1865: The Battle of Baton Rouge (Magnolia Cemetery), Louisiana, 5 August 1862. Land and naval battle. Union (Northern) victory over the Confederates (Southern) forces

Steles of soldiers of the 7th Cavalry of the American Army, dead of cold or typhoid, circa 1870
NWI4838703 Steles of soldiers of the 7th Cavalry of the American Army, dead of cold or typhoid, circa 1870, near Fort Abraham Lincoln (or Fort McKeen) (North Dakota); (add.info)

Tomb of Joannes de Cernaitz 1779 - Stele discoidale of a traditional Basque cemetery - Chapel Saint Cyprien
JEB4940483 Tomb of Joannes de Cernaitz 1779 - Stele discoidale of a traditional Basque cemetery - Chapel Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques)

Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940442 Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques, Aquitaine); (add.info.: Tombs)

Kyoto - Karodani Cemetery - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979621 Kyoto - Karodani Cemetery - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Karodani Cemetery - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Yedo - Edo - Tokyo - Tomb of Taikan a Chiba - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979526 Yedo - Edo - Tokyo - Tomb of Taikan a Chiba - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Yedo - Edo - Tokyo - Tomb of Taikan a Chiba - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

United States, Massachusetts: Grave stone on a child's grave, in King's Chapel Burying Ground Cemetery, Boston
NWI4966326 United States, Massachusetts: Grave stone on a child's grave, in King's Chapel Burying Ground Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: United States)

United States, Massachusetts: Headstone in memory of John Winthrop and other colonial administrators
NWI4966324 United States, Massachusetts: Headstone in memory of John Winthrop and other colonial administrators, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: United States)

Commemorative Plaque on the Tomb of Samuel Adams (1722-1803), Old Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts
NWI4943515 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)

African American veteran giving the children a lesson in history on the day when the declaration of independence of
NWI4882633 African American veteran giving the children a lesson in history on the day when the declaration of independence of the United States took place in an old cemetery in 1881

A Lynch Gate, 1850
3478356 A Lynch Gate, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a lynch gate, a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English churchyard)

A man at the grave of his wife, 1850
3478250 A man at the grave of his wife, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a man at the grave of his long-dead wife. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480454 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)

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480451 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)

North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838 (engraving)
536401 North London Cemetery, Highgate, 1838 (engraving); (add.info.: North London Cemetery, Highgate. The Lebanon Catacombs)

Gravedigger
2014287 Gravedigger; (add.info.: Societe. Coll. Part. Society. Banner of a Gravedigger of Paris, France, ca 1910.); Photo © CCI

Highgate Cemetery, London (engraving)
8676674 Highgate Cemetery, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highgate Cemetery, London)

View of London from Highgate Cemetery (engraving)
8676671 View of London from Highgate Cemetery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of London from Highgate Cemetery)

Italians working abroad: the Sousa funerary monument, by V. Luisi in Lima, Peru
3569842 Italians working abroad: the Sousa funerary monument, by V. Luisi in Lima, Peru by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Lima, Peru 1930-1940 ca)

The Margam Abbey Church at Port Talbot in Wales
3562769 The Margam Abbey Church at Port Talbot in Wales; (add.info.: Wales, Port Talbot, Great Britain 1925-12/10/1928 Date of Artwork: 1147-1188 Photographer: J.V.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979372 Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Cemetery in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

United States, Massachusetts: Death Head on the tombstone in King's Chapel Burying Ground Cemetery, Boston
NWI4966332 United States, Massachusetts: Death Head on the tombstone in King's Chapel Burying Ground Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: United States)

Morai or sacred cemetery on Kauai, Hawaii, Atooi. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Bernieri after John Webber
FLO4624612 Morai or sacred cemetery on Kauai, Hawaii, Atooi. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Bernieri after John Webber from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Interior of a Morai or sacred cemetery on Kauai, Hawaii, Atooi. Interior of a long house or mana in the heiau (morai)
FLO4624572 Interior of a Morai or sacred cemetery on Kauai, Hawaii, Atooi. Interior of a long house or mana in the heiau (morai) at Waimea with carved representations of the gods

Album with photos of Britain: the table with the church in Southwold Suffolk
3561938 Album with photos of Britain: the table with the church in Southwold Suffolk by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The Church of St. Bartholomew the Great in London
3561556 The Church of St. Bartholomew the Great in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1900-1910 ca)

Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_4_15: After the attack - William II
ICA4845044 Red Laughter, Satirical in N & B, 1916_4_15: After the attack - William II: " I believe we have progressed in depth" - War of 14 -18, Germany Prussia, Belligerants and Symbols

Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century)
JEB4940507 Tombs, discoidales of a traditional Basque cemtiere - Chapelle Saint Cyprien (12th century) in Ascombeguy (Pyrenees Atlantiques, Aquitaine); (add.info.: Tombs)

American Civil War (1861-1865): Couple from the southern United States with a black servant gathering on the grave of
NWI4830079 American Civil War (1861-1865): Couple from the southern United States with a black servant gathering on the grave of their son, soldier who died in battle, 1860s

Morai or cemetery with carved wooden idols on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, circa 1800
FLO4576954 Morai or cemetery with carved wooden idols on the island of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, circa 1800

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"Exploring the Serenity of Churchyards: From Bradford Cathedral to Belfast's Newtownbreda Churchyard" Discover the tranquil beauty and rich history that lies within churchyards across various locations. Starting with Bradford Cathedral in West Yorkshire, immerse yourself in its stunning architecture and peaceful surroundings. Traveling further, gaze upon a breathtaking view of Belfast from Newtownbreda Churchyard, where the cityscape unfolds before your eyes. The Mountain Church in Larrau captivates with its oil on canvas depiction, transporting you to a serene place amidst nature. Delve into Chichester Cathedral's grandeur as you marvel at its intricate details and spiritual significance. Step back in time with John Dee and Edward Kelly summoning the Dead, an intriguing glimpse into the world of magic through art. St Peter ad Vincula Church in Wisborough Green invites reflection as you wander among ancient tombstones that hold stories untold. Witness a captivating moment frozen in time through an evocative black-and-white photograph capturing Indian NCOs of the Guides cavalry from 1879. The charming Church of St Mary in Chigwell, Essex takes us back to 1799 when it was built—a testament to enduring faith throughout centuries. Pay homage to Rob Roy's grave at Balquhidder Parish Church in Stirling, Scotland—an iconic resting place for this legendary figure. Immerse yourself further into history by exploring Orpington through artist John Inigo Richards' eyes—his 1768 artwork captures both architectural beauty and cultural heritage. Finally, find solace amidst coastal beauty at St Mary's Church in Eastbourne, Sussex—a haven for contemplation by the sea. Journey overseas to Burrishoole Abbey near Newport County Mayo; let Ireland enchant you with its mystical allure as this abbey stands proud against Connacht's landscape, and are not mere burial grounds but windows into our past—each one holding tales of faith, resilience, and remembrance.