Dead Person Collection (#6)

Attack Of Cavriana
24th June 1859: The French and Sardinian troops under Napoleon III defeat the Austrian army, commanded by Emperor Francis Joseph I, at the Battle of Solferino in Lombardy

Antique illustration of emblem

Antique illustration of plague in Marseille

Kansas Volunteers
The ammunition train and reserves of the 20th Kansas Volunteers of the US Army advancing at night after a battle during the Philippine-American War, circa 1899. Painting by G.W

Dissection in progress
A dissection in progress. From " Le livre de la propriete des choses" (On the Properites of Things) written by the English Franciscan monk Bartholomew Glanville called Bartolomaeus Anglicus

Battle of Blenheim (Hochstadt) 13 August 1704 (new style). Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy victorius. War of the Spanish succession. Hand - colored engraving

Illustration of Otto von Bismarck (1815 - 1898) German statesman, known as the Iron Chancellor on his birthday, 1 April, contemplating some of the devastation caused by his policies

German view of John Bulls treatment of Ireland. Cartoon from " Meggendorfer Blatter", 2 May 1916

Unsuccessful revolt of Spartacus League, 1919
Unsuccessful revolt of the Spartacus League, Berlin, January 1919. Members of the League shot

Boudicca 1st century British queen of the Iceni
Boudicca (Boadicea) 1st century British queen of the Iceni after her defeat. Overwhelmed by the Romans under Suetonius, Boudicca is said to have taken poison

Dead soldier

Illustration called Political Guillotine 1850

The death bed of martyr President Abraham Lincoln

WWII poster Victory Bonds Will Help Stop This
WWII poster " Victory Bonds Will Help Stop This"

Charge of First and Tenth Regular Cavalry Cuba

Battle of Isandlwana

Anatomy Lesson by Carlo Bonatto Minella (1855-1878), oil on canvas
Carlo Bonatto Minella (1855-1878), Anatomy Lesson, oil on canvas, 100x139 cm

Anatomy Lesson for Artists. by School of Bartolomeo Passerotti (1529-1592)
School of Bartolomeo Passerotti (1529-1592), Anatomy Lesson for Artists

Italy, Asissi, Pieta
Florentine School, 15th century, PietA

Charge of Genoa Cavalry, 1866
Militaria, Italy, 19th century. Charge of Genoa Cavalry, 1866

Khan Krums soldier
Bulgaria, 9th century. Khan Krums soldier

Iran, Hasanlu, Reconstructed attack and fire of Assyrian palace, illustration
Iran - Hasanlu. Reconstructed assault and fire on Assyrian palace. Color illustration

Black-figure pottery, Francois vase, Attic volute krater signed by the potter Ergotimos and the painter Kleitias
Greek civilization, 6th century b.C. Black-figure pottery. Francois vase, Attic volute krater signed by the potter Ergotimos and the painter Kleitias, 570-560 b.C. h. 66 cm. Diameter 57 cm

Shabti box depicting the deceased sitting at offering table, close-up
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom. Detail of shabti box depicting the deceased sitting at an offering table

Mummy richly dressed and wrapped in a shroud, Peru, Paracas culture
Pre-Inca civilizations, Peru, 3rd century b.C. Paracas culture. Mummy richly dressed and wrapped in a shroud

Shabti box depicting the deceased before Ptah, detail
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom. Detail of shabti box depicting the deceased before Ptah

Italy, Liguria Region, Balzi Rossi, Barma Grande Cave, triple burial, Cro-Magnon type skeleton detail
Prehistory, Paleolithic - Italy, Liguria Region - Caves of the Balzi Rossi. Barma Grande Cave: Triple burial. Cro-Magnon type skeleton detail

Wall painting depicting son of deceased burning incense before his father, from the Tomb of Metchetchi at Saqqara
Egyptian civilization, Old Kingdom, Dynasty V. Fragment of painting depicting the son of the deceased burning incense before his father. From the Tomb of Metchetchi at Saqqara. Detail

Painted wood shabti box of Khabekhent, deceased sitting with his wife, detail
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX. Detail of painted wood shabti box of Khabekhent: the deceased sitting with his wife

United Kingdom, England, The death of Radames and Aida (act four, scene two of Aida)
United Kingdom, England, The death of Radames and Aida (act four, scene two of Aida, 1871) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), performed at Her Majestys Theatre in London, engraving, 1879 19th century

France, Paris, The battle of Formigny on April 15, 1450, miniature from Chronicles of Charles VII manuscript
France - 15th century - Manuscript of the Chronicle of Charles VII - Battle of Formigny (April 15, 1450)

Portrait of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) by on his deathbed Adolfo Hohenstein (1854-1928), drawing 19th century, Museo Teatrale (Scala)

Shabti box, deceased before Osiris
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom. Detail of shabti box: the deceased before Osiris

Egyptian civilization. Mummy of Pharaoh Ramses II from Thebes
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX. Mummy of Pharaoh Ramses II from Thebes (1290-1224 b.C.)

Mexico. Facsimile of Codex Tudela manuscript. Illustration of Indians making human sacrifices
Mexico, 16th century. A facsimile of the Codex Tudela manuscript, 1553. Illustration of Indians making human sacrifices

France, Death of King Louis XI, miniature, 1524, From Memoires by Philippe de Commynes (1445-1511) 15th century, Musee Thomas Dobree (Art Museum)

France, Burgundian Wars, The battle of Nancy (1477), miniature, 1524, From the Memoires by Philippe de Commynes (1445-1511) 15th century, Musee Thomas Dobree (Art Museum)

Mummy of Queen Merytamun, wife of Amenhotep, wrapped in linen bandages from the Valley of the Queens
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Mummy of Queen Merytamun, wife of Amenhotep, wrapped in linen bandages. From the Valley of the Queens

EMummy of Tuthmosis II, detail
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. Mummy of Tuthmosis II. Detail

Mummy of Ramses II (about 1297-1213 b. C. ), detail
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX. Mummy of Ramses II (about 1297-1213 b.C.). Detail

Mummy of Ramses V, face detail
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XIX. Mummy of Ramses V. Face detail

Mummy of Seqenenre-Ta a, face detail
Egyptian civilization, Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty XVII. Mummy of Seqenenre-Ta a. Face detail

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In the depths of history's embrace, a dead person's tale unfolds. From the tumultuous Russian Revolution of 1905-1906 to the eerie world of shrunken heads, their presence lingers like an enigma. A Civil War painting captures Union and Confederate troops locked in a deadly dance at The Battle of Antietam, frozen in time as a testament to human strife. Amidst the chaos, DANIEL MACLISE immortalizes Wellington and Blucher clashing fiercely at Waterloo, their valorous struggle etched into memory. Judith with the Head of Holophernes stands resolute in her triumph over tyranny, her engraving echoing with defiance from 1866. Witnessed by Jehoshaphat himself, The destruction of the Moabites at Ein Gedi unfolds before our eyes through an illustration from the Dore Bible. Egypt succumbs to plague's merciless grip as depicted in another haunting image from that same biblical work by Gustave Dore. The Angel descends upon Sennacharib's army with divine wrath; his sword cleaves through darkness and despair in yet another striking scene envisioned by Dore. King Herod orders a massacre so heinous it stains history forevermore - innocent lives lost under his cruel decree portrayed vividly within those sacred pages. David slays Goliath amidst thunderous applause; Michelangelo’s masterpiece comes alive once more through Dore's intricate engravings. Milan trembles beneath the weight of pestilence during 1630-1631; its streets haunted by death itself captured meticulously on paper centuries later. Yet even amid these tales steeped in tragedy and turmoil, Snow White finds solace beside her Prince charming - love prevailing against all odds. In this vast tapestry woven across time and artistry lies one constant: death transcending boundaries but leaving behind stories untold. As we gaze upon these glimpses into mortality's grip, may we remember the fragility of life and cherish each moment.