Grave Stone Collection (#3)

The Midas Monument, Gordion, Turkey, seen here in the 19th century. A Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas
6428108 The Midas Monument, Gordion, Turkey, seen here in the 19th century. A Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas, 700 BC, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332793 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332788 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

The Torah ark being carried in Jerusalem
3330069 The Torah ark being carried in Jerusalem; (add.info.: Engraving of the Torah ark being carried in Jerusalem, with Absalom's tomb in the background)

French Revolution Wars between the French and the Austrians: honours given to General Marceau in Altenkirchen
JAB5037251 French Revolution Wars between the French and the Austrians: honours given to General Marceau in Altenkirchen on 22/09/1796

Tombstone of Jane Austen at Winchester Cathedral
3077815 Tombstone of Jane Austen at Winchester Cathedral; (add.info.: Tombstone of Jane Austen at Winchester Cathedral. Jane Austen (1775-1817) an English novelist

Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre
JEB4926587 Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France

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)

The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape
3507714 The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape; (add.info.: The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape. Egyptian Tu-pa-ai 18th dynasty 1700-1900BC.); Universal History Archive

The raising of Lazarus, published c.1870 (litho)
KW320834 The raising of Lazarus, published c.1870 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: engraved by S. Allen, from The National Illustrated Family Bible')

Tombs of dervishes, Scutari, Albania (engraving)
8676657 Tombs of dervishes, Scutari, Albania (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tombs of dervishes, Scutari, Albania)

Tomb of President Harrison (engraving)
8637299 Tomb of President Harrison (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of President Harrison)

Tomb at Amrit (engraving)
8632820 Tomb at Amrit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb at Amrit. Illustration for Phoenicia by George Rawlinson (T Fisher Unwin and G P Putnam)

Tomb at Amrit, destroyed (engraving)
8632819 Tomb at Amrit, destroyed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb at Amrit, destroyed)

Statue of Prince Leopold at the Albert Memorial Chapel (engraving)
8631297 Statue of Prince Leopold at the Albert Memorial Chapel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Prince Leopold)

The Victims of Giant Despair among the Tombs (engraving)
8673736 The Victims of Giant Despair among the Tombs (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Victims of Giant Despair among the Tombs)

Akbar's Tomb (b/w photo)
8649192 Akbar's Tomb (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Akbar's Tomb)

The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century (engraving)
8644810 The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century)

Mixing three types of wine in ancient Egypt (litho)
8663839 Mixing three types of wine in ancient Egypt (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mixing three types of wine in ancient Egypt)

Buying a grave (engraving)
8658474 Buying a grave (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buying a grave. Illustration for Rays from the East or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures)

Tomb of General Robert E Lee, Lexington, Virginia (b/w photo)
8652889 Tomb of General Robert E Lee, Lexington, Virginia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of General Robert E Lee, Lexington, Virginia)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Cairo Citadel (coloured photo)
8671476 Real Photographs, c.1939: Cairo Citadel (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cairo Citadel)

Cairo, Tombs of the Mamelukes (colour litho)
8665037 Cairo, Tombs of the Mamelukes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cairo, Tombs of the Mamelukes)

The Resurrection of Christ, c.1615-16 (oil on canvas)
7240578 The Resurrection of Christ, c.1615-16 (oil on canvas); Galleria Palatina & Appartamenti Reali di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: by Pieter Paul Rubens, ); Ghigo Roli

Punic art: sarcophagus of a man. Sculpture of the 4th century. Cadiz Provincial Museum
AIS5342097 Punic art: sarcophagus of a man. Sculpture of the 4th century. Cadiz Provincial Museum; © Iberfoto

Tomb and Madrasa of the Mamluk Sultan Qa'it Bay (Qaitbay or Qaytbay, Kait Bey, Qait Bay, Kaietbai, ca)
AIS5375584 Tomb and Madrasa of the Mamluk Sultan Qa'it Bay (Qaitbay or Qaytbay, Kait Bey, Qait Bay, Kaietbai, ca. 1416-1496), Egypt, Cairo, architecture of 1492 (photo); © Iberfoto

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332794 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332792 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332791 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

The tomb of Zubaidah bint Ja'far, also Zobeide or Zobaida, Baghdad, Iraq, seen here in the 19th century
6428103 The tomb of Zubaidah bint Ja'far, also Zobeide or Zobaida, Baghdad, Iraq, seen here in the 19th century, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

Interior view, grave slab Thomas Perlo pastor, 1756
7242739 Interior view, grave slab Thomas Perlo pastor, 1756; Brakel, East Flanders, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church Opbrakel, (Sint-Martinuskerk), Interior Opbrakel, Sint-Martinuskerk, Brakel

Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse
5304933 Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse.; (add.info.: Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse. Horses would usually be sent into the afterlife with their owner)

Tomb of Julian de Medici. Julian de Medici (Giuliano de Medici (1478-1516), then Duke of Nemours
BEN5480711 Tomb of Julian de Medici. Julian de Medici (Giuliano de Medici (1478-1516), then Duke of Nemours, is represented as emperor

Detail of the tombs in the paving of the central nave of the church of Santa Croce made by Arnolfo di Cambio or Arnolfo
BEN5475069 Detail of the tombs in the paving of the central nave of the church of Santa Croce made by Arnolfo di Cambio or Arnolfo di Lapo (1245-1302/1310) circa 1385

Jesus rescues Lazarus in his tomb. 19th century (engraving)
NWI4917183 Jesus rescues Lazarus in his tomb. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Jesus rescues Lazarus in his tomb. 19th century colour engraving); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220634 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Islamic Period
3499684 Islamic Period; (add.info.: Islamic Period. Tombstone of Aba al Salam ibn Saia. From Algaida (Mallorca, Balearic Islands). Museum of Mallorca

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480453 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 God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480452 Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian God Osiris from the sarcophagus of the lady Madja)

Three sisters grieving, 1850
3478369 Three sisters grieving, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three sisters grieving the loss of their sister by her unmarked grave. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape
3507713 The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape; (add.info.: The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape. Egyptian Tu-pa-ai 18th dynasty 1700-1900BC.); Universal History Archive

Archaeologists getting out of the tomb of Toutankhamon (-1345 / -1327), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty
1761649 Archaeologists getting out of the tomb of Toutankhamon (-1345 / -1327), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.; (add.info)

The Tomb of Esmunazar (engraving)
8632839 The Tomb of Esmunazar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tomb of Esmunazar)

Effigy of Rayer (engraving)
8632588 Effigy of Rayer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Effigy of Rayer. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Jesus Apparait a Marie-Madeleine (engraving)
8629356 Jesus Apparait a Marie-Madeleine (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Apparait a Marie-Madeleine)

Tomb of Matilda Fitzwalter, Little Dunmow (litho)
8671783 Tomb of Matilda Fitzwalter, Little Dunmow (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Matilda Fitzwalter, Little Dunmow)

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