Dead Collection (#30)

A royal bag of tigers, 1911 (1935). A scene from King George Vs visit to India to attend the Delhi Durbar. From King Emperors Jubilee, by F. G. H. Salusbury [Daily Express Publications, London, 1935]

Queen Victorias Last Voyage, February 1, 1901, 1906. The Queens body being brought by ship from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for her funeral at St George`s Chapel, Windsor

Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Drawings of Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli hanged, and emblems, c1472-c1519 (1883). Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli was one of the Pazzi conspirators who tried to displace the de` Medicii family as

Nikolai Vladimirovich Ruzsky (1854-1918), Russian general of World War I, 1917. Following the February Revolution of 1917 he resigned his command and went south to the Caucasus

William O Ryan, (1843-1873), 1920s
William O Ryan was born in Canada in 1843. During the expedition of Virginius he was caught and executed in Santiago de Cuba on November 4, 1873

Jesus del Sol, (1835-1873), 1920s
Jesus del Sol, born in Cienfuegos in 1835, was a stock-breeder, he fought in the Villages and the Cienagas de Zapata in 1870, gaining the rank of Colonel. Directed combat in Laguafamas in 1890

Bernabe Varona, (1845-1873), 1920s. Artist: Bernabe Varona
General Barnabas Varona, born in Camaguey in 1845, was a machinist and humanitarian. Went to war in 1868, distinguished for his bravery

Students executed, (1871), c1920s
Executed Students. Several medical students were accused on 23 November 1871 having desecrated the tomb of the Spanish journalist Castanon, 45 were arrested

King Charles I, (1600-1649) King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1912
King Charles I. Charles (1600-1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649

Jose Marti, Fermin Valdes Dominguez and Gomez Toro, Key West, Florida, USA, 1894 (c1910). Jose Marti was a world class poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator

Francisco Estrampes (1827-1855), Cuban teacher and journalist, c1910
Francisco Estrampes (1827-1855), teacher and journalist, a collaborator with the Cuban cause for independence, c1910. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

Francisco Aguero
Francisco de Aguero. In 1826, the first armed uprising for independence took place in Puerto Principe (Camaguey Province), led by Francisco de Aguero and Andres Manuel Sanchez

Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdes [Placido], (1809-1844), Cuban poet
Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdes [Placido] (1809-1844), Cuban poet of African descent. In the 1830s especially, Placido wrote openly of Cuban political aspirations

Our bag, early 20th century(?)

Charred bodies of the crew of a Zeppelin shot down over Billericay, Essex, World War I, 1916. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Impression of a body in the ground, Billericay, Essex, World War I, 1916. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Impression of a body in the ground, Billericay, Essex, World War I, September 1916. Impression made by a member of the crew of a German Zeppelin shot down over the town who fell from the airship

The Bride, the Daughter of Joy and their dead Selves, 1486 (1964). From Antoine Verards edition of Danse Macabre (Dance of Death), Paris, 1485

The Doctor and the Lover with their dead Selves, 1485 (1964). From Antoine Verards edition of Danse Macabre (Dance of Death), Paris, 1485

Street fight in Santiago, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898

Indian scalping his dead enemy, 19th century

The mortuary, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936-c1939. Barcelona was the scene of street fighting between different Republican factions between 3 and 8 May 1937

Bodies laid out after being machine-gunned, Barcelona, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936-c1939
Bodies laid out after being machine-gunned, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Spanish Civil War, c1936-c1939. Barcelona was the scene of street fighting between different Republican factions between 3

Shark on board the cruise ship Atlantis, caught off Bathurst, Gambia, 20th century. Bathurst is now known as Banjul. The Atlantis was operated by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company

A King the Whole World Mourns, 1910. Artist: Swain
A King the Whole World Mourns, 1910. Portrait of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, who died on 6th May 1910. A photograph from Ladys Pictorial, 14th May 1910

Front cover of Ladys Pictorial, 14th May 1910. Artist: AM Faulkner
Front cover of Ladys Pictorial, 14th May 1910. In memoriam of King Edward VII, who died on 6th May 1910. A print from Ladys Pictorial, 14th May 1910

The Imposture of the Holy Maid of Kent, 16th century (1796). Artist: J Taylor
The Imposture of the Holy Maid of Kent, 16th century (1796). Elizabeth Barton (1506?-1534) known as The Nun of Kent, The Holy Maid of London

Andre Chenier, French poet, 18th century (1882-1884). Chenier (1762-1794) was a victim of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He was executed by guillotine on 8th July 1794

Madame Roland, French revolutionary, 18th century (1882-1884). A prominent member of the Girondist faction during the French Revolution

Mary Stuart, Queen Consort of Francis II of France, c1560 (1882-1884). Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) married Francis, then Dauphin of France, in 1558

The death of the Marquis de Condorcet, 1794 (1882-1884). Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794) was a French Enlightenment philosopher and sociologist

George Atzerodt, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Atzerodt (1835-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham

Lewis Powell, member of the Lincoln assassination plot, 1865 (1955). Also known as Lewis Payne, Powell (1844-1865) was one of four people hanged for their involvement in the conspiracy to assassinate

The sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 (1882-1884). The 5th century saw increasing numbers of invasions of Roman territiory by migratory peoples from eastern and central Europe

Gladiatorial combat, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecle, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Vercingetorix, chieftain of the Arverni, c52 BC (1882-1884). Artist: Spex
Vercingetorix, chieftain of the Arverni, c52 BC (1882-1884). The Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix was chosen as king by the Arverni, a powerful tribe that occupied what is now the Auvergne

Lying in State, the Late Armenian Patriarch. Artist: The American Colony
Lying in State, the Late Armenian Patriarch. The leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church is known as the Catholicos of All Armenians

Dead soldiers, Vimy Ridge, France, World War I, 1914-1918Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Dead soldiers, Vimy Ridge, France, World War I, 1914-1918. Vimy Ridge was the site of an attack by the Canadian Corps on three divisions of the German 6th Army in April 1917

Death custom, Burma, 1920. The Archbishop remained embalmed for two years prior to cremation. A print from Customs of the World, Hutchinson and Company, 1920

Victor Hugo, French author, on his deathbed, 22nd May 1885. Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a central figure in the French Romantic movement

The Death of Chatterton, 1856 (1900). This was the first great success of the British Pre-Raphaelite painter Henry Wallis. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856

Alone in the World, 1882. A print from The Magazine of Art Vol V, Cassell, Peter, Galpin and Company, Limited, 1882

Portrait and autograph of Major John Andre, 18th century British soldier and spy, c1880. Andre (1751-1780) assisted Benedict Arnold, the American general and traitor

Nothing Left, c1880-1882. Artist: Adolphe Alphonse Gery-Bichard
Nothing Left, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

John Brown, American abolitionist, (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States

Uncas and Miantonomoh, 1643 (c1880). Uncas was a sachem (chief) of the Mohegan Native American tribe who became the leading tribe in Connecticut through their alliance with the English colonists of

Sir Henry Vane, 17th century English statesman, c1880. Artist: Whymper
Sir Henry Vane, 17th century English statesman, c1880. A Puritan, Vane (1616-1662) travelled to the New World in 1635 and became Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England the following

Lady Jane Grey meeting the body of her husband on the way to the scaffold, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Lady Jane Grey meeting the body of her husband on the way to the scaffold, 1554 (1840). A grandniece of Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen on Edward VIs death in 1553 in an attempt to

Sir Thomas Wyatt dictating terms to Queen Mary in the White Tower, c1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Sir Thomas Wyatt dictating terms to Queen Mary in the council chamber of the White Tower, c1553 (1840). Wyatt (c1521-1554) was involved in the failed attempt, organised by the Duke of Northumberland

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