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Background imageDead Body Collection: De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body), 1555

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body), 1555

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588

Background imageDead Body Collection: Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59

Background imageDead Body Collection: Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d Este

Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d Este
Deposition, after 1800. After a model by Antonio Canova

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1500. Creator: Juan de Flandes, the Elder

The Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1500. Creator: Juan de Flandes, the Elder
The Lamentation over the dead Christ, 1500.

Background imageDead Body Collection: Christ's body carried to the Tomb, 1520. Creator: Hans Burgkmair, the Elder

Christ's body carried to the Tomb, 1520. Creator: Hans Burgkmair, the Elder
Christ's body carried to the Tomb, 1520.

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Pietà, 1633. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera

The Pietà, 1633. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera
The Pieta, 1633.

Burying soldier who cut barbed wire defence of Adrianople, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying soldier who cut barbed wire defence of Adrianople, 1913. Related to Battle of Adrianople, 1912-13, First Balkan War. The year 1913 appears on marker behind coffin.

Burial Captain Redkof, Adrianople #14, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Burial Captain Redkof, Adrianople #14, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageDead Body Collection: Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer...North-West Australia

Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer...North-West Australia, 1865 Creator: Unknown
Finding the remains of the lost explorers Harding, Panter, and Goldwyer, near Lagrange Bay, North-West Australia, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. D. Francisco. 'Mr

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from 'Romeo And Juliet'..., 1864

The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from "Romeo And Juliet"..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from "Romeo And Juliet", as performed in the Festival Pavilion, 1864. Celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth

Background imageDead Body Collection: The War in Denmark: collecting the Prussian and the Danish dead after the battle of April 18

The War in Denmark: collecting the Prussian and the Danish dead after the battle of April 18.., 1864 Creator: Unknown
The War in Denmark: collecting the Prussian and the Danish dead after the battle of April 18 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield:...conveying the dead..., Malin Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield, by our special artist: conveying the dead to the receiving-house, Malin Bridge, 1864

Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: burial of the unclaimed dead, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the Flood at Sheffield: burial of the unclaimed dead, 1864. '...about thirty of the unclaimed and unrecognised corpses...were carried away from the Sheffield workhouse...and laid in

Background imageDead Body Collection: The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864

The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The Battle of Konigshugel, also known as the Battle of Ober-Selk

Background imageDead Body Collection: 'Nero after the Burning of Rome', by Carl Piloty, in the late International Exhibition, 1862

"Nero after the Burning of Rome", by Carl Piloty, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. Engraving of a painting....the tyrant is represented stalking forth...to survey the desolation

Background imageDead Body Collection: Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III

Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III, Hans Jordaens IV
Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680

Background imageDead Body Collection: A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fate of a Turkish Spy, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fate of a Turkish Spy, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Journey into the Herzegovina: Fate of a Turkish Spy, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876....the death of a spy who had ventured in disguise to get information for the Turkish Pasha among

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans... 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Background imageDead Body Collection: Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century. Creator

Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century. Creator: Workshop of Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert
Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps

The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps
The Suicide, c1836. The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life

Background imageDead Body Collection: Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century

Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. This battle scene comes from an illustrated Baburnamah (Memoirs of Babur) executed in Mughal India

Background imageDead Body Collection: Kali, 1800-1825. Creator: Unknown

Kali, 1800-1825. Creator: Unknown
Kali, 1800-1825. Kali, a fierce form of the Great Goddess of the Hindu traditions, stands over the body of the god Shiva, who, despite his open eyes and sexually aroused state

Background imageDead Body Collection: Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown

Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. An avatar of the god Vishnu, Rama's story is told in the "Ramayana, " a tale of kingship, morality, and devotion

Background imageDead Body Collection: Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageDead Body Collection: Turkoman Burial; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Turkoman Burial; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Turkoman Burial; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageDead Body Collection: Les Emeutes de juillet 1917 a Petrograd; Un episode de la Guerre de Rues, le 17 juillet, 1917

Les Emeutes de juillet 1917 a Petrograd; Un episode de la Guerre de Rues, le 17 juillet, 1917. Creator: Viktor Bulla
Les Emeutes de juillet 1917 a Petrograd; Un episode de la Guerre de Rues, le 17 juillet, 1917. Russian Revolution: the Petrograd Riots of July 1917; an episode of the Street Wars, 17 July

Background imageDead Body Collection: Discovery of the skeletons of soldiers who had been surprised and killed by Indians, June 1867

Discovery of the skeletons of soldiers who had been surprised and killed by Indians, June 1867; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1867. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageDead Body Collection: Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire

Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Dramatic scene: survivors cling to rocks being battered by huge waves

Background imageDead Body Collection: Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg

Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Shipwreck, before 1812. Dramatic scene: survivors and dead bodies on rocks being battered by huge waves

Background imageDead Body Collection: Venus Mourning Adonis, mid-late 16th century. Creator: Paolo Veronese

Venus Mourning Adonis, mid-late 16th century. Creator: Paolo Veronese
Venus Mourning Adonis, mid-late 16th century

Background imageDead Body Collection: La Revolution Russe; Apres une journee sanglante: un factionnaire garde-les morts, 1917

La Revolution Russe; Apres une journee sanglante: un factionnaire garde-les morts, 1917. Creator: Unknown
La Revolution Russe; Apres une journee sanglante: un factionnaire garde-les morts, 1917. The Russian Revolution: after a day of bloodshed, sentries guarding dead bodies

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Fire at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697, (1862-1866). Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert

The Fire at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697, (1862-1866). Creator: Johan Fredrik Hockert
The Fire at the Royal Palace, Stockholm, May 7th, 1697, (1862-1866). Slottsbranden. The young King Charles XII of Sweden with his grandmother

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century

The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. The Roman leader Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE), founder of the Roman Republic

Background imageDead Body Collection: Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918... 1918

Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918... 1918. Creator: J Simont
Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918, tire en rafales dans les masses d'assaut, 1918

Background imageDead Body Collection: The War in China - interior of the North Fort Peiho - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The War in China - interior of the North Fort Peiho - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The War in China - interior of the North Fort Peiho - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860. British forces in the Far East

Background imageDead Body Collection: Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; une porte du parc chateau de Plessis-de-Roye, 1918

Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; une porte du parc chateau de Plessis-de-Roye, 1918. Creator: Francois Flameng
Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; une porte du parc chateau de Plessis-de-Roye, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageDead Body Collection: Pieta, c.1700. Creator: Unknown

Pieta, c.1700. Creator: Unknown
Pieta, c.1700

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the... 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the Citadel of Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageDead Body Collection: Interior view of the morgue, 1845. Creator: Anonymous

Interior view of the morgue, 1845. Creator: Anonymous
Interior view of the morgue, 1845. Found in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Background imageDead Body Collection: The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). Creator: H.M.P

The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). Creator: H.M.P
The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). The Battle of Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China

Background imageDead Body Collection: Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Opium-smoking in China - from drawings by a native artist, 1858. Fig. 4. Having disposed of his costly garments, the victim next sells his furniture

Background imageDead Body Collection: The Lamentation. Creator: School of Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Lamentation. Creator: School of Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Lamentation, Unknown date. Unusual depiction of mourners with Christ's dead body after he has been taken down from the cross

Background imageDead Body Collection: À Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant à faire régner l'ordre dans ses états, 1851

À Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant à faire régner l'ordre dans ses états, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
A Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant a faire regner l'ordre dans ses etats, 1851. In Naples - The best king continues to maintain order in his states'

Background imageDead Body Collection: Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875

Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageDead Body Collection: Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875

Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageDead Body Collection: Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences... 1875

Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageDead Body Collection: Revolution Holding the Head of Error and Striding over the Cadaver of Monarchy, c.1893

Revolution Holding the Head of Error and Striding over the Cadaver of Monarchy, c.1893



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