Skeletons Collection (#4)

A Dialogue between A Blind Man and Death, illustration from
489725 A Dialogue between A Blind Man and Death, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub

Day of the Dead: Toy Peddler, from Oaxaca (papier mache)
XBP229284 Day of the Dead: Toy Peddler, from Oaxaca (papier mache) by Mexican School; Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican, out of copyright

Imploring Figure, Ayutthaya culture, c. 1750 (bronze)
834204 Imploring Figure, Ayutthaya culture, c.1750 (bronze) by Siamese School, (18th Century); height:18.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Thai, out of copyright

Study of the Living and the Dead assembled (sanguine on paper)
885935 Study of the Living and the Dead assembled (sanguine on paper) by Rosso Fiorentino, Giovanni Battista (1494-1540); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, from London Interiors with their
931681 Hunterian Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, from London Interiors with their Costumes and Ceremonies pub. Joseph Mead, London, c.1843 (steel engraving) by Shepherd

The Anatomy Lesson, (Dissection at the Jardin des Plantes) from
XJF140229 The Anatomy Lesson, (Dissection at the Jardin des Plantes) from Le Clerc Jomberd (engraving) 1168 by Le Clerc, Sebastien I (1637-1714); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Dance of Death (oil on copper)
RAF228119 The Dance of Death (oil on copper) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 22.5x16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Caricature of the influenza epidemic of 1820, c. 1889 (coloured engraving)
CHT235314 Caricature of the influenza epidemic of 1820, c.1889 (coloured engraving) by Pepin, (fl.1880); Ordre National des Pharmaciens, Paris

Two skeletons of Death interrupt a Waggoner on the road, killing his horse, smashing his waggon and opening his wine barrels

Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla (engraving)
2796623 Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comparison of Skeletons of Man and Gorilla)

Au Pole, Voyage Du Lieutenant Schwatka (engraving)
2789012 Au Pole, Voyage Du Lieutenant Schwatka (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Pole, Voyage Du Lieutenant Schwatka)

Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving)
2785381 Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fossil Remains of Colossal Birds of New Zealand (engraving)
1612146 Fossil Remains of Colossal Birds of New Zealand (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fossil Remains of Colossal Birds of New Zealand)

The Patagonian Mission (engraving)
1607450 The Patagonian Mission (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Patagonian Mission. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 May 1852)

The Raphael Commemoration at Rome (engraving)
1624315 The Raphael Commemoration at Rome (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Raphael Commemoration at Rome)

The Canterbury Museum, New Zealand (engraving)
1588523 The Canterbury Museum, New Zealand (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canterbury Museum, New Zealand)

Legs, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001243 Legs, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Elephant, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001229 Elephant, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving)
1101457 The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons)

Bashi-Bazouks on the March, a Halt for Prayer (engraving)
1107361 Bashi-Bazouks on the March, a Halt for Prayer (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bashi-Bazouks on the March, a Halt for Prayer)

"Left to Die", an Incident in the Afghan War (engraving)
1045327 " Left to Die", an Incident in the Afghan War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Left to Die", an Incident in the Afghan War)

Legs structure from human bodies (coloured engraving)
997642 Legs structure from human bodies (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

The Downfall of King Pellams Castle, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by
3587823 The Downfall of King Pellams Castle, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson, pub.1898 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); The Stapleton Collection; French

Charnel-House at Stans, Chief Town of Nidwalden (engraving)
727681 Charnel-House at Stans, Chief Town of Nidwalden (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charnel-House at Stans, Chief Town of Nidwalden)

Window w5 depicting a scene from St Johns Book of the Revelation
720287 Window w5 depicting a scene from St Johns Book of the Revelation: the earths armies wreak havoc; the sea yields its dead (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Eglise de St

The Dance of Death (engraving)
725519 The Dance of Death (engraving) by Franklin, John (c.1800-c.1868); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dance of Death)

Last Judgement, Resurrection of the Body, 1499-1502 (fresco)
LEE251778 Last Judgement, Resurrection of the Body, 1499-1502 (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria

At Jambach s, the dealer in wild animals, East London (engraving)
560452 At Jambach s, the dealer in wild animals, East London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At Jamrach s, the dealer in wild animals, East London)

Orphelin (Orphan) (colour litho)
2818517 Orphelin (Orphan) (colour litho) by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orphelin (Orphan)

The confession (colour litho)
2818351 The confession (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The confession. L Aveu)

Le Matelot Du Mocco (engraving)
2789069 Le Matelot Du Mocco (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Matelot Du Mocco. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 18 May 1890)

Greek and Crimean Tombs (engraving)
1608755 Greek and Crimean Tombs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek and Crimean Tombs. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 April 1856)

Brain, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001237 Brain, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Jean Fernel (engraving)
816561 Jean Fernel (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean Fernel, French physician who introduced the term physiology to describe the study of the bodys)

Jigoku Dayu (ink, colours & gold on silk)
870074 Jigoku Dayu (ink, colours & gold on silk) by Kyosai, Kawanabe (1831-89); 149x70 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Japanese, out of copyright

Broadside: Skull Sale, c. 1890 (litho on newsprint)
3505693 Broadside: Skull Sale, c.1890 (litho on newsprint) by Posada, Jose Guadalupe (1851-1913); 35.2x24.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

The Raising of Lazarus, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco)
3433213 The Raising of Lazarus, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco) by Roman, (4th century AD); Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio

Relics of Franklins Expedition, 1845 (chromolitho)
2790424 Relics of Franklins Expedition, 1845 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of Franklins Expedition, 1845)

Sinbad is thrown alive into the pits of the dead (chromolitho)
2817082 Sinbad is thrown alive into the pits of the dead (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinbad is thrown alive into the pits of the dead)

They might have been taken for skeletons (engraving)
2813479 They might have been taken for skeletons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: They might have been taken for skeletons)

The Blue Devils, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
2958390 The Blue Devils, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Credo, Panel IV: The Remission of Sins, Ezekiels Vision of the Dry Bones and St
XIR414039 The Credo, Panel IV: The Remission of Sins, Ezekiels Vision of the Dry Bones and St. Johns Vision of Jerusalem, 1587 (wood) (see also 414036-8) by French School

Reproductive Organ, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001241 Reproductive Organ, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Muscles, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001239 Muscles, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Old Bones must go outside... 1900 (pen & ink on paper)
3060490 Old Bones must go outside... 1900 (pen & ink on paper) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); 27.9x20.3 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Illustration from the Danse Macabre, published Paris, 1485 (woodcut) (b / w photo)
BBC211054 Illustration from the Danse Macabre, published Paris, 1485 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Marchant, Guy (fl.1485); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

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"Skeletons: Unveiling the Secrets of Ancient Life" Archaeopteryx: A remarkable fossil bird from the Jurassic period, bridging the gap between dinosaurs and modern birds. Crinoid Fossil - "Sea Lilies": These fascinating fossils date back to the Triassic period, around 240 million years ago in Northern Germany, resembling delicate underwater flowers. Cat Skeleton: An intricate structure that showcases both grace and agility, reminding us of our feline friends' incredible flexibility. The Dance of Death: This captivating artwork depicts a medieval concept where skeletons symbolize mortality and remind us of life's transience. Shark Teeth & Jaws: Sharp teeth and powerful jaws are essential adaptations for these apex predators who have roamed our oceans for millions of years. Brown Pelican Skeleton - Coastal California: Discovering this skeletal marvel along California's coast highlights the beauty and fragility of coastal ecosystems. Repeating Pattern - Skeletons: From ancient art to modern design, they have inspired artists with their elegant yet haunting symmetrical patterns throughout history. American Alligator Skull - Florida - Southeastern USA: Witnessing an alligator skull reminds us of these prehistoric reptiles' resilience as they continue to thrive in Florida's southeastern wetlands today. Skeleton of Carp: Delicate yet sturdy, a carp skeleton reveals nature's intricate craftsmanship beneath its shimmering scales. Dinosaur Excavation - Hadrosaur Bones: Unearthing Hadrosaur bones in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park takes us on a journey through time into the Late Cretaceous era when dinosaurs ruled the land. Intriguing and diverse, skeletons offer glimpses into Earth's past while fueling our curiosity about life forms that once inhabited our planet.