Gravestone Collection (#4)

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)

Tomb of Ines de Castro (colour litho)
8672890 Tomb of Ines de Castro (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Ines de Castro)

Alice, Countess of Derby's monument in Harefield Church (engraving)
8634842 Alice, Countess of Derby's monument in Harefield Church (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alice)

London: Tomb of Sir John Crosby, St Helen's (engraving)
8634211 London: Tomb of Sir John Crosby, St Helen's (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Sir John Crosby, St Helen's)

Entrance to the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (engraving)
8635000 Entrance to the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, Greece)

Page of London views, 1835 (engraving)
8663244 Page of London views, 1835 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mount Scopus from St Stephen's Gate (engraving)
8638805 Mount Scopus from St Stephen's Gate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Scopus from St Stephen's Gate)

Chapel of St Benedict, Tomb of Cardinal Simon Langham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1376 (b/w photo)
8661593 Chapel of St Benedict, Tomb of Cardinal Simon Langham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1376 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Tomb of Eleanor of Castile, 1290, N side, towards Ambulatory (b/w photo)
8661598 Tomb of Eleanor of Castile, 1290, N side, towards Ambulatory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of Eleanor of Castile, 1290, N side)

Tern, Till, Toad, Tomb, Toss, Town, Toys, Trap, Tree, Trot, Tube, Turn (engraving)
8650011 Tern, Till, Toad, Tomb, Toss, Town, Toys, Trap, Tree, Trot, Tube, Turn (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tern, Till, Toad, Tomb, Toss)

Queen Eleanor's Tomb (litho)
8649413 Queen Eleanor's Tomb (litho) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Eleanor's Tomb)

Old mansion and tomb of President Polk, Nashville (b/w photo)
8652904 Old mansion and tomb of President Polk, Nashville (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old mansion and tomb of President Polk, Nashville)

German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving)
8644818 German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Sculpture of Beginning of the 16th Century)

The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture (engraving)
8644813 The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8644859 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving)
8644778 Greek Architecture, Roman-Doric and Roman-Ionic Orders, Plans of Temples, Rock Tombs in Asia Minor, etc (engraving) by European School

Grand Harp (engraving)
8658533 Grand Harp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Harp. Illustration for Rays from the East or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures)

The Allahverdi Khan Bridge, popularly known as Si-o-se-pol, Isfahan, Iran, seen here in the 19th century
6428107 The Allahverdi Khan Bridge, popularly known as Si-o-se-pol, Isfahan, Iran, seen here in the 19th century, From Monuments de Tous les Peuples, published 1843.; Photo © Ken Welsh

Funerary monument, tomb of Rabiri, relief of priestess of Isis and deceased, 40 BC, from via Appia (sculpture)
6384306 Funerary monument, tomb of Rabiri, relief of priestess of Isis and deceased, 40 BC, from via Appia (sculpture); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio

Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas)
7337983 Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas) by Owen, William (1769-1825); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Resurrection, c.1635 (oil on panel)
5860788 The Resurrection, c.1635 (oil on panel) by Breenbergh, Bartholomeus (1599-1657); 35.5 x 20.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Bartholomeus Breenbergh)

Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy
AIS5387630 Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy; © Iberfoto

The servant girls, painting, 706
AIS5386889 The servant girls, painting, 706; (add.info.: The servant girls. Detail of a wall painting, dated 706, located in the tomb of Li Xian Hui (684-701), Princess Yongtai, in Xian (China)

Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)
AIS5342635 Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele); Museo de Burgos, Casa Miranda, Burgos

Tomb (Lying) of Catherine de Courtenay (1274-1307), Louis Comte d'Evreux (Louis of France, 1276-1319)
BEN5481310 Tomb (Lying) of Catherine de Courtenay (1274-1307), Louis Comte d'Evreux (Louis of France, 1276-1319), Margaret of Artois (Margaret of Burgundy, 1309-1382)

Tomb of Laurent de Medici: detail of the face of Aurora. Marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as
BEN5463571 Tomb of Laurent de Medici: detail of the face of Aurora. Marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as Michelangelo (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475 - 1564), 1531

John o Arnha choking a monster, 1826 (engraving)
5912517 John o Arnha choking a monster, 1826 (engraving); (add.info.: John o Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above and three witches stir a cauldron)

A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950310 A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Gisant de Louis XII (1462-1515) realized by Guillaume Regnault. Basilica of Saint Denis (Seine saint Denis)
JEB4961881 Gisant de Louis XII (1462-1515) realized by Guillaume Regnault. Basilica of Saint Denis (Seine saint Denis); (add.info.: Gisant de Louis XII (1462-1515) realized by Guillaume Regnault

Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the church of Saint Eloi in Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre
JEB4923828 Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the church of Saint Eloi in Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre, France. The resurrection of Lazarus

Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich, 13th century (fresco)
JEB4918068 Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich, 13th century (fresco); (add.info.: Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich)

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)

A widow mourning at a graveside, 1850
3478251 A widow mourning at a graveside, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widow mourning at a graveside. Illustrated by George John Pinwell (1842-1875)

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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.