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Background imageBurial Collection: Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC

Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC. Greek Vase from an Etruscan Tomb

Background imageBurial Collection: Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Napoleon I at the tomb of Frederick the Great, 27 October 1806, (1936). Napoleon I Am Sarge Friedrichs Des Grossen, 27 Oktober 1806

Background imageBurial Collection: The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts

The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 19th century. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Background imageBurial Collection: Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, World War I, c1918-1919

Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, World War I, c1918-1919. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium, World War I, c1918-1919. The cemetery stands on the spot Where 20, 000 British soldiers fell attacking German positions during the Battle of

Background imageBurial Collection: Portrait of a youth in a gold wreath, Fayum mummy portrait, Romano-Egyptian, early 2nd century

Portrait of a youth in a gold wreath, Fayum mummy portrait, Romano-Egyptian, early 2nd century. Such portraits were apparently kept at home during the subjects lifetime

Background imageBurial Collection: Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts

Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, 19th century. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Background imageBurial Collection: The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-16044

The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-16044. Artist: Michelangelo Caravaggio
The Laying in the Tomb ( The Deposition / The Entombment ), 1602-1604. Mary of Clopas with her arms raised; Mary Magdalene with bowed head; Nicodemus grasps the legs of the dead Christ

Background imageBurial Collection: Wall in the Tomb of the Augurs (Tomba degli Auguri) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Wall in the Tomb of the Augurs (Tomba degli Auguri) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Wall in the Tomb of the Augurs (Tomba degli Auguri) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928). Etruscan burial chamber, 1st Half of 6th Century B.C...Wailing men on each side of the tomb door

Background imageBurial Collection: Wall paintings in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt

Wall paintings in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt

Background imageBurial Collection: The Painter as Illustrator, 1932, (1946). Artist: Paul Nash

The Painter as Illustrator, 1932, (1946). Artist: Paul Nash
The Painter as Illustrator, 1932, (1946). Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial, or, a Discourse of the Sepulchral Urns lately found in Norfolk, is a work by Thomas Browne (1605-1682)

Background imageBurial Collection: Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral, 1849

Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral, 1849. Artist: Lemercier
Representation of the enamel effigy of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (1113-1151), on his tomb at Le Mans Cathedral, Le Mans, France, 1849

Background imageBurial Collection: Peace, Burial at Sea, c1842. Artist: JMW Turner

Peace, Burial at Sea, c1842. Artist: JMW Turner
Peace, Burial at Sea, c1842. Found in the Tate collection, London

Background imageBurial Collection: The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty

The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Background imageBurial Collection: Relief from mausoleum of Hercules chaining Cerberus, c2nd century

Relief from mausoleum of Hercules chaining Cerberus, c2nd century. Trier Museum

Background imageBurial Collection: Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century

Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, 16th century
Alabaster statue of Queen Elizabeth I, on the tomb of Blanche Parry, her maid-of-honour, in Bacton Church in Herefordshire

Background imageBurial Collection: A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

A garden pool: fragment of wall painting, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Tomb painting of a pool full of ducks, lotus flowers and tilapia fish; papyrus grows along the edge

Background imageBurial Collection: Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Dropsy Courting Consumption, October 25, 1810

Background imageBurial Collection: Monument of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, in old St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1656

Monument of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, in old St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1656. Tomb of the Earl of Pembroke and his wife, Anne Parr

Background imageBurial Collection: Greek Tomb Painting, 5th century BC

Greek Tomb Painting, 5th century BC
Greek tomb painting: the diver symbolises the after-life, 5th century BC

Background imageBurial Collection: The Assumption of the Virgin with Busts of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of... c

The Assumption of the Virgin with Busts of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of... c
The Assumption of the Virgin with Busts of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin of the Annunciation, c. 1400/1405

Background imageBurial Collection: Chaucers tomb, Westminster Abbey, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock

Chaucers tomb, Westminster Abbey, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Chaucers tomb, Westminster Abbey, London, 1912. The tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), author of The Canterbury Tales. Many famous writers and poets are buried in the Abbey

Background imageBurial Collection: View of the antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922

View of the antechamber of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. The tomb of the 18th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC)

Background imageBurial Collection: Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC

Page from the Book of the Dead of Hunefer, from Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c1300 BC. The mummy of Hunefer is shown supported by the god or a priest (wearing a jackal mask)

Background imageBurial Collection: Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC

Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Though a standard subject for a Theban tomb painting, this banquet scene is one of the finest examples

Background imageBurial Collection: Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1440. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden

Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1440. Artist: Rogier Van der Weyden
Christ Appearing to His Mother, c1496. The scene on the right panel of the Miraflores Altarpiece is the only one in this altarpiece that illustrates two events at once

Background imageBurial Collection: The Bergkirche, Eisenstadt, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown

The Bergkirche, Eisenstadt, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Bergkirche, Eisenstadt, Austria, c1935. The Bergkirche ( hill church ), in the state of Burgenland, was built in the early 18th century by Prince Paul Esterhazy

Background imageBurial Collection: The Burial of Count Orgaz (detail), 1586-1588. Artist: El Greco

The Burial of Count Orgaz (detail), 1586-1588. Artist: El Greco
The Burial of Count Orgaz (detail), 1586-1588. From the Church of San Tome, Toledo, Spain

Background imageBurial Collection: [RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce

[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139. ], 1840s-60s. Creator: Possibly by Luigi Pesce
[RAYY, Tower of Toghrul, 1139.], 1840s-60s

Background imageBurial Collection: Rolling Stone, Tomb of Kings, Jerusalem, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Rolling Stone, Tomb of Kings, Jerusalem, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Rolling Stone, Tomb of Kings, Jerusalem, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imageBurial Collection: Burial of Rob't Bayard in France, Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Burial of Rob't Bayard in France, Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Burial of Rob't Bayard in France, Feb 1918. Burial at Vailly, France, of Robert R. Bayard of Dedham, Massachusetts who was shot by friendly fire on February 9, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageBurial Collection: 'Lord Riverdale's Repentance': the Last Home of the Riverdales - drawn by Samuel Read, 1862

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": the Last Home of the Riverdales - drawn by Samuel Read, 1862. Illustration to a short story by William J. Stewart

Background imageBurial Collection: Excavations of an ancient cemetery at Helmingham, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Excavations of an ancient cemetery at Helmingham, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Excavations of an ancient cemetery at Helmingham, Suffolk, 1864. '...the present Rector, [Rev. George Cardew] fancying he could perceive everywhere traces of very early occupation

Background imageBurial Collection: Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Burying French officer at front, 31 Jan 1918 (date created or published later). Soldiers standing at graves during the burial of a French officer during World War I.

Background imageBurial Collection: King George V mounting Butte De Warlencourt, 13 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

King George V mounting Butte De Warlencourt, 13 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King George V mounting Butte De Warlencourt, 13 Jul 1917. King George V climbing the Butte de Warlencourt, Le Sars, France, July 13, 1917, during World War I.

Background imageBurial Collection: King George V on Butte De Warlencourt, 12 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

King George V on Butte De Warlencourt, 12 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
King George V on Butte De Warlencourt, 12 Jul 1917. King George V with General Sir Julian Byng, Commander of the Third Army at the 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry Memorial, Butte de Warlencourt

Background imageBurial Collection: German Field chaplain burying French Officer who died in hospital, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

German Field chaplain burying French Officer who died in hospital, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German Field chaplain burying French Officer who died in hospital, 1914. German chaplain standing next to a grave with other men, during World War I.

Background imageBurial Collection: Tomb of boyar Mikhail Nikitich Romanov in the winter church in the village of Nyrob..., 1910

Tomb of boyar Mikhail Nikitich Romanov in the winter church in the village of Nyrob..., 1910
Tomb of boyar Mikhail Nikitich Romanov in the winter church in the village of Nyrob [Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker], 1910.

Background imageBurial Collection: Grave of Metropolitan Felofei in the Trinity Monastery Cathedral in Tiumen, 1912

Grave of Metropolitan Felofei in the Trinity Monastery Cathedral in Tiumen, 1912.

Background imageBurial Collection: Sepulchre of the Venerable Dimitrii Rostovskii with relics, Yakovlevsky Savior ..., 1911

Sepulchre of the Venerable Dimitrii Rostovskii with relics, Yakovlevsky Savior ..., 1911
Sepulchre of the Venerable Dimitrii Rostovskii with relics, Yakovlevsky Savior Monastery, near Rostov Velikii , 1911.

Background imageBurial Collection: Ryazan: The Church of Archangel Michael, formerly belonging to the Grand Duke, next to..., 1912

Ryazan: The Church of Archangel Michael, formerly belonging to the Grand Duke, next to..., 1912
Ryazan: The Church of Archangel Michael, formerly belonging to the Grand Duke, next to Assumption Cathedral, 1912.

Background imageBurial Collection: Plashchanitsa [a shroud the image of Christ] from 1631. Dates to the time of Tsar Mikhail..., 1911

Plashchanitsa [a shroud the image of Christ] from 1631. Dates to the time of Tsar Mikhail..., 1911
Plashchanitsa [a shroud the image of Christ] from 1631. Dates to the time of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich. In the vestry of the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin, Rostov Velikii, 1911.

Background imageBurial Collection: Plashchanitsa [shroud with image of Christ]. Gift from Count Stroganov. In the vestry of the Assum

Plashchanitsa [shroud with image of Christ]. Gift from Count Stroganov. In the vestry of the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin. Rostov Velikii, 1911.

Background imageBurial Collection: The Bay of Finlarig, Loch Tay, Perthshire, with the mausoleum of the Breadalbane family, 1862

The Bay of Finlarig, Loch Tay, Perthshire, with the mausoleum of the Breadalbane family, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Bay of Finlarig, Loch Tay, Perthshire, with the mausoleum of the Breadalbane family, 1862. 'The mausoleum, in which are now laid the mortal remains of the late Marquis of Breadalbane

Background imageBurial Collection: Sepulchre with the relics of Saint Evfrosiniia in Saint Eufrosyne Monastery, 1912

Sepulchre with the relics of Saint Evfrosiniia in Saint Eufrosyne Monastery, 1912. From album: Views of the Napoleonic campaign area, Russian Empire

Background imageBurial Collection: Edinburgh: the Castle, from the Greyfriars' Cemetery, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Edinburgh: the Castle, from the Greyfriars' Cemetery, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Edinburgh: the Castle, from the Greyfriars' Cemetery, 1864. 'The first object which every one visits in the Old Town is the renowned Castle of Edinburgh

Background imageBurial Collection: Views in China: tombs of the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, at Nankin, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

Views in China: tombs of the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, at Nankin, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Views in China: tombs of the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, at Nankin, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. F. L. Bedwell, of a 'View of the Tombs of the Ming dynasty of Chinese Emperors

Background imageBurial Collection: Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy..., 1864

Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy in honour of the French Army, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by M. Mariani

Background imageBurial Collection: Lying in State of the Remains of the late King of Denmark..., Copenhagen, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Lying in State of the Remains of the late King of Denmark..., Copenhagen, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Lying in State of the Remains of the late King of Denmark in the Castrum Doloris, or Mourners' Hall, at the Royal Palace, Copenhagen, 1864



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