Dead Collection (#34)

The Emperor being shown heads of Mandarins suspected of supporting the Russians, China, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th March 1904

The suicide of Signor Rosano, Italian Minister of Finance, Naples, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1903

Massacre of a German Garrison in Damaraland, South-West Africa, 1903
Massacre of a German Garrison in Damaraland, South-West Africa, 22nd November 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1903

The Canadian pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Delivered by death!, 1896. Artist: Frederic Lix
Delivered by death!, 1896. A soldier delivered by Death from a crowd of men pursuing him for money. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th January 1896

The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
The Disaster at Bouzey, 1895. The concrete dam of Bouzey (France) failed in the year 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th May 1895

The People at the Convention, 20 May 1795, (1845). Artist:s Freeman
The People at the Convention, 20 May 1795, (1845). Scene from the French Revolution with a guillotined head on a pole, and Napoleon Bonaparte (holding his hat) in the background

Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico, (1900). Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1832-1867) was crowned Emperor of Mexico on 10 June 1864. By early 1865 his administration had failed

Apollo and Diana kill Niobes Children with their arrows: she is turned to stone, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Apollo and Diana kill Niobes Children with their arrows: she is turned to stone, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655

Russian repulse at Silistria, 19th century, (1888). Silistra in Bulgaria was captured by Russian forces during the Russo-Turkish Wars

Illustration for Louis Henri Boussenard and Henri Makins book Orphelin, 1894. Artist: Frederic Lix
Illustration for Louis Henri Boussenard and Henri Makins book Orphelin, 1894. From Le Petit Journal, 14th May 1894

When the Sea Gives up its Dead, 1901. Artist: MJ Blatchford
When the Sea Gives up its Dead, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

Taking of the Tuileries, 10th August 1792, (1892). Artist: Henri Paul Motte
Taking of the Tuileries, 10th August 1792, (1892). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th August 1892

Rescue of the victims at Aubervilliers fort, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 11th June 1892

Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, (1810). Artist: Charles Turner
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, (1810). Rich (1590-1649) was created Earl of Holland in 1624. A courtier and soldier, he became a favourite of James I but fell out of favour when Charles I came to

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 17th century English statesman. Wentworth (1593-1641) was the leading adviser of King Charles I in the period leading up to the English Civil War

Louis XVI, King of France, (1804). Artist: J Chapman
Louis XVI, King of France, (1804). Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, deposed by the French Revolution and executed for treason by guillotine in 1793

The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The discovered corpse of Lieutenant Bujon, French Alps, 1891. Bujon was a French soldier killed in a mountaineering accident on the Aiguille de Chambeyron on 16th August 1891

The Prince of Wales tiger shooting in Nepal, the Indian Tour, 1921. The future King Edward VIII and his entourage pose with a dead tiger

Lady Jane Grey, 16th century, (1896). After the death of the 15 year-old King Edward VI, the great-granddaughter of Henry VII

The Siege of Sebastopol, 1854-1855 (c1850s). During the Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856, Russian troops were besieged by the British and French at Sevastopol (Sebastopol)

William Lord Russel, 1775. Artist: T Cook
William Lord Russel, 1775. Lord Russell (1639-1683), English politician, was among the founders of the Whig Party. Russell supported attempts in Parliament to exclude the Roman Catholic James II

The Defeat and Death of the Tyrant Boccoris, 1774. Artist: W Walker
The Defeat and Death of the Tyrant Boccoris, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into... 1775.Artist: W Walker
Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into her own Breast, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Io changed into a cow: Mercury cuts off Argus head, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Io changed into a cow: Mercury cuts off Argus head, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Carrying the Dead, c1842-1896. Artist: Evariste Vital Luminais
Carrying the Dead, c1842-1896. Located in the collection at, Hotel de Ville, Lyon

Kanada Ragini, Ragamala Album, School of Rajasthan, 19th century. Two soldiers salute the courage of the prince who has killed a white elephant

Nazis Radio Good-bye, front page of the Daily Express, 1 May 1945. The final days of World War II in Europe. The photograph shows the bodies of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini

Defence of the Citadel of Rachaya, Druze rebellion, Jabal el Druze, Syria, 1925. The Druze rebellion was a revolt by Syrian nationalists against the French mandate authorities who ruled Syria after

Battle at Chang-Kia-Wan, China, Boxer Rebellion, 12 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Assassination of the German Ambassador in Peking, Boxer Rebellion, China, 16 June 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Defensive position of the Vienna Infantry Regiment, 1915. They are being attached by a Russian Perm infantry regiment

Captured Russian position, Melkov, Poland, World War I, 20 July 1915. The Germans made substantial advances across Poland against the Russians in the summer of 1915

St Denis is shown the martyrs, 1317. Sisinnius shows to St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius the Christians he has had put to death

Dissection, late 15th century. Manuscript page from a French version of De proprietatibus rerum by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Salome, c1504-1553. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Salome, c1504-1553. Salome carrying a platter with the decapitated head of John the Baptist on it

The Entombment, c1450-1516. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Entombment, c1450-1516

Out hunting for teeth, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Out hunting for teeth, 1799. Plate 12 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894. Artist: Henri Rousseau
War, or the Ride of Discord, 1894. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

The Dead Christ and the Angels, 1864. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Dead Christ and the Angels, 1864. Located in the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. In an inscription on the rock Manet identifies the Gospel according to Saint John as

Pieta, 1498-1500. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Pieta, 1498-1500. The Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus Christ after it has been taken down from the cross (Deposition). From St Peter s, Rome

The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. Artist: Master of the Rohan Hours
The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. A dead man comes face to face with his God. St Michael the Archangel is expelling Lucifer from Heaven (top left). From the Rohan Hours

The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius, 16th century. Ignatius of Antioch (dc107), Bishop of Antioch, was sentenced to death under Trajan, taken to Rome and killed by lions in the Colosseum

Lamentation over Christ, early 16th century. Artist: Gerard David
Lamentation over Christ, early 16th century. The Virgin Mary kisses the head of the dead Christ whose forehead shows the wounds inflicted by the crown of thorns

The Dead Christ Supported by Angels, 1465-1470. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Dead Christ Supported by Angels, 1465-1470. From the National Gallery, London

The Three Maries ( The Dead Christ Mourned ), c1604. Artist: Annibale Carracci
The Three Maries ( The Dead Christ Mourned ), c1604. The Virgin Mary, lamenting, holds the body of the dead Christ in her lap

Litttle Red Riding Hood, 19th century. The woodcutter has killed the wolf with his axe

Removal of victims at Galata, 1895. Bodies are piled onto a cart in the Galata district of Istanbul in Turkey. Scene from the Massacres of Armenia card series produced by the chocolate factory at

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