Gravestone Collection (#2)

Profile view of a king, lying. 12th century Basilica Saint-Denis (Saint Denis)
BEN5478628 Profile view of a king, lying. 12th century Basilica Saint-Denis (Saint Denis); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Mummy of ancient Egyptian king Pharaoh Amenhotep I, who reigned from 1525 to about 1504 BC, historical engraving, 1888
UIG5414353 Mummy of ancient Egyptian king Pharaoh Amenhotep I, who reigned from 1525 to about 1504 BC, historical engraving, 1888; UIG

Inside, the tomb (cenotaph, recumbent) of Saint-Omer, 13th century
7242600 Inside, the tomb (cenotaph, recumbent) of Saint-Omer, 13th century; Basilique Notre Dame, Saint-Omer, France; (add.info.: Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre-Dame)

Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)?, c. 1744 (oil on canvas)
XOS5873994 Sketch for "The Assumption of the Virgin" (for St. James, Zbraslav, near Prague)?, c. 1744 (oil on canvas) by Piazzetta

Hune grave in the Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, view from around 1910
7280162 Hune grave in the Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, view from around 1910; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hune grave in the Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany)

Whitchurch, Tomb of "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (litho)
8633321 Whitchurch, Tomb of "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whitchurch)

Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Richmond upon Thames, London (engraving)
8631314 Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Richmond upon Thames, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton)

Jesus Est Enseveli et Mis au Tombeau (engraving)
8629354 Jesus Est Enseveli et Mis au Tombeau (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Est Enseveli et Mis au Tombeau)

Egyptian Art (engraving)
8644760 Egyptian Art (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian Art. Illustration for Architecture, Sculpture)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving)
8644846 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving)
8644843 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period in Italy (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from New York Album, c.1895 (colour litho)
8640781 Page from New York Album, c.1895 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for New York Album (np, c 1895)

London: Tomb of the Children of Edward III (engraving)
8634176 London: Tomb of the Children of Edward III (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of the Children of Edward III)

The tombs of the Egyptian kings at Thebes (engraving)
8650678 The tombs of the Egyptian kings at Thebes (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tombs of the Egyptian kings at Thebes)

Smugglers hiding goods in a tomb (litho)
8650632 Smugglers hiding goods in a tomb (litho) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smugglers hiding goods in a tomb)

Tombs in the Sacrarium (litho)
8649421 Tombs in the Sacrarium (litho) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tombs in the Sacrarium)

The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, Domical Buildings etc (engraving)
8650792 The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, Domical Buildings etc (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture)

Fuchou, Fukien, Grave (b/w photo)
8654034 Fuchou, Fukien, Grave (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fuchou, Fukien, Grave)

Tomb of Bishop Tommaso Piccolomini, Siena (b/w photo)
8648292 Tomb of Bishop Tommaso Piccolomini, Siena (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Bishop Tommaso Piccolomini, Siena)

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)

Winemaking in ancient Egypt (litho)
8663840 Winemaking in ancient Egypt (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winemaking in ancient Egypt. Tomb painting from the necropolis of Thebes)

Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre
JEB4926622 Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France

Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre
JEB4926539 Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France

Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion
JEB4925145 Romanesque art: The Chapel of St. Catherine, Voute in the cradle breeze, the Childhood of Christ, the Passion, the Last Judgment and Christ in the Majestic

Cartoon showing "the dead, the dying and the estropies of real estate credit in the Union Pacific hospital
NWI4959623 Cartoon showing "the dead, the dying and the estropies of real estate credit in the Union Pacific hospital district", 1873

The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape
3507715 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

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

Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving)
537149 Jesus raising Lazarus from the tomb, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: wood engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

A poor man's grave, 1860 (engraving)
1579578 A poor man's grave, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a poor man's grave'. Dated 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sarcophagus with scenes of battle (marble)
6384336 Sarcophagus with scenes of battle (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Sarcophagus with scenes of battle)

Mural painting in the tomb of Pashed, 1306-1290 BC
AIS5388765 Mural painting in the tomb of Pashed, 1306-1290 BC.; (add.info.: Egyptian art: the eye of Horus, symbol of protection and royal power against the deities)

Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture)
AIS5353302 Sarcophagus of Charlemagne (742-814), Palatine Chapel of the Cathedral of Aachen, Germany, 1165-1215 (sculpture); Aachen Cathedral, Aachen

The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves
MMM5478588 The Expedition of the Coffins, or Boney's invincible armada, half above the waves; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The Expedition of the Coffins)

Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado)
6267496 Collegiate church. Interior. The crypt/pantheon (Cripta-Panteon de los Duques de Pastrana y del Infantado). A tomb effigy (Arcipreste). Detail. Bust. Alabaster

Holy Women at Christ's Tomb, 1286 (watercolour on parchment)
FIA5634291 Holy Women at Christ's Tomb, 1286 (watercolour on parchment); Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan

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

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)

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"Capturing the Beauty of Life and Death: A Collection Moments" Rose-ringed parakeets gracefully soar through the London sky, seeking solace in an urban cemetery as dusk settles over the city. (Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2014 Finalist) The weathered gravestones in Winchester Cathedral's graveyard stand as silent witnesses to centuries gone by, reminding us of our mortality and the passage of time. Omey Island Graveyard in Connemara, Ireland, holds a tranquil beauty that echoes through its ancient tombstones, connecting past generations with those yet to come. Major Martin's gravestone serves as a poignant reminder of Operation Mincemeat - a daring World War II deception that forever changed history. The Church of St Mary in Chigwell, Essex boasts a hauntingly beautiful graveyard where moss-covered gravestones tell tales from long ago. Rob Roy's final resting place at Balquhidder Parish Church stands proudly amidst Scotland's stunning landscapes, honoring his legendary life and legacy. In 1887, body snatchers raided a cemetery under cover of darkness for their macabre trade - providing cadavers for dissection - revealing the dark side hidden within these sacred grounds. Witiza tombstone at Basilica Saints Justo and Pastor transports visitors back to ancient times when kings ruled and legacies were etched into stone for eternity. Eva Peron's grave in Buenos Aires' Recoleta Cemetery is adorned with flowers and tributes; her memory lives on as an icon who fought passionately for social justice. St Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny stands tall alongside its round tower, inviting visitors to reflect upon their own mortality while marveling at architectural wonders from centuries past. On Memorial Day 1868, mourners lovingly decorate General Frederick W.