Coffin Collection (page 5)

Queen Victorias Coffin aboard the Royal Train on its journey to her funeral from Gosport Station, 1901 (c1902)

Death of Bishop Heber, 1846. Artist: James Sands
Death of Bishop Heber, 1846. Reginald Heber (1783-1826), English clergyman, and traveller, served as the Anglican Bishop of Calcutta until his sudden death at the age of 42

The funeral of Queen Victoria, 1901 (1909). The coffin being carried into St Georges Chapel, Windsor. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 7, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

King Edward VIII sprinkles earth on his fathers coffin, 1936. The funeral of King George V. From George V and Edward VIII - A Royal Souvenir, by F. G. H

Within the walls of historic Windsor Castle, 1936. From The Sphere - The Funeral of King George V. [The Sphere, London, 1936]

Simple Majesty: King Georges coffin, covered by the Royal Standard, 1936
Simple Majesty: King Georges coffin, covered by the Royal Standard and surmounted with the Imperial Crown, passing through the streets of London to Westminster Hall, 1936

Watching the coffin, covered by the Royal Standard, 1936
Watching the coffin, covered by the Royal Standard and surmounted with the Imperial Crown, lifted from the train: royal mourners

Le Triomphe de la Mort, (the triumph of death). Artist: Buonamico Buffalmacco
Le Triomphe de la Mort (the triumph of death). An engraving after a detail of The Triumph of Death attributed to Buonamico Buffalmacco (active c1315-1336)

Tomb of Christopher Colombus, (19th century), 1920s
The tomb was one of the last additions to the cathedral, installed in 1899 and designed by the sculptor Arturo Melida. It was originally installed in Havana before being moved to Seville after Spain

C Hayden Coffin, British actor and singer, 1887. Artist: Walery
C Hayden Coffin, British actor and singer, 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume X, July to December, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

When the Day of Toil is Done, the Lying in State, 1910. King Edward VII lying in state in the throne room of Buckingham Palace. A photograph from The Illustrated London News, 21st May 1910

Queen Victorias funeral procession, 1901. A photograph from Black & White, 2nd Febuary 1901

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

Rites at Funeral of Ashantee Chief. Artist: A Thom
Rites at Funeral of Ashantee Chief. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I, by James Gardner

A ransacked Egyptian tomb, 1933-1934. A print from Wonders of the Past, Volume I, 1933-1934

A dead Greek peasant lying in a coffin, 1922. Artist: HA Fawcett
A dead Greek peasant lying in a coffin, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

The Entombment, c15th century (1849). Artist: Plon Freres
The Entombment, c15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on a c15th century original found in the collection of M Quedeville, Paris

Her funerall properly attended, plate VI of The Harlots Progress, 1833. Artist: J Stubbs
Her funerall properly attended, plate VI of The Harlots Progress, 1833. Early 19th century version of Hogarths series of 1732; the body of the harlot is surrounded by mourners

The victims of the R101 airship disaster lying in state in Westminster Hall, London, 1930 (1935). The airship crashed in France on its maiden overseas flight

The funeral of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British prime minister, late 19th century. The funeral took place in St Michaels Church, Hughenden Manor (Disraelis home), near High Wycombe

Charles Hayden Coffin (1862-1935), English actor and singer, early 20th century

Funeral of the Duke of Albany: The procession entering Windsor Castle, 1884, (1900). Queen Victorias son Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, had haemophilia

Cromwell viewing the dead body of Charles I, 1649, (19th century). Artist: J Rogers
Cromwell viewing the dead body of Charles I, 1649, (19th century). Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector, gazes at the body of the king

The Funeral of Sir Robert Peel, Staffordshire, 1850, (c1888). Mourners carrying the coffin of British prime minister Peel (1788-1850). Peel was thrown from his horse and he died three days later

Charles Hayden Coffin, English actor and singer, 1901. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Charles Hayden Coffin, English actor and singer, 1901

The Great Plague of 1665, (c1850). The London plague of 1665 was also known as The Black Death. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London, New York, c1850)

King George V lying in state, Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, Norfolk, January 1936. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

King George V places a wreath on the coffin of an unknown soldier, Whitehall, London, c1930s. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

The Bereaved Mother, 1872. This is possibly inspired by the American Civil War (1861-1865) between the United States of America (the Union) and the Confederate States of America (the Confederacy)

Charles Hayden Coffin in The Country Girl, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Charles Hayden Coffin in The Country Girl, c1902. Actor and singer Charles Hayden Coffin (1862-1935)

Members of the Central Committee carrying Lenins coffin, 27 January, 1924
Members of the Central Committee carrying Lenins coffin, Moscow, USSR, 27 January, 1924. The Bolshevik leader died on 21 January 1924

At the edge of the grave, 1830s. Artist: Caspar David Friedrich
At the edge of the grave, 1830s. Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Tsar Alexis and Patriarch Nikon at the coffin of Metropolitan Philip of Moscow, 17th century (1886). Nikon (1605-1681) had Philip (1507-1569)

Funeral of the Revolutionaries, 1905, c1900-1930. Artist: Il ya Repin
Funeral of the Revolutionaries, 1905, c1900-1930

Funeral of the emperor of Brazil, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Funeral of the emperor of Brazil, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 26th December 1891

The procession of the Good Friday, Holy Week, Seville, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The procession of the Good Friday, Holy Week, Seville, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 28th March 1891

King George V lying in state in Westminster Hall, London, January 1936. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury

Mummy Mask in Stucco, Ptolemaic Dynasty. Located in the collection, Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Mummy and Coffin, Egyptian, 21st Dynasty. Located in the British Museum, London

Cover of the coffin of Tutankhamen, burial chamber, tomb of Tutankhamen, Thebes, 18th Dynasty. Gold inlaid with enamel and semiprecious stone

Coffin of the Ancient Egyptian priest Khons-Da-Khred, c1085 BC. From the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio

Outer coffin of Henettawy, c1040-991 BC. Henettawy was a mistress of the house and chantress of Amun-Re. She lived in Thebes during the 21st Dynasty

Miniature canopic coffin from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. From the Treasure of Tutankhamun (ruled 1333-1323 BC), discovered in the pharaohs tomb and today kept at the Cairo Museum, Egypt

Funeral procession of members of the French Resistance, Paris, 1944. A pries walks in front of pallbearers carrying the coffins of members of the Forces Francaises de l Interieur killed during

Napoleon I, 19th century

The Crowning Glory of Napoleon, 19th century

Hieroglyphs from wooden Mummy case of Pensenhor, from Thebes, c900 BC. Coffin of Pensenhor, 22nd Dynasty, Thebes, Egypt. At British Museum

Anubis weighing the heart, detail from Sarcophagus of Pensenhor, c900 BC. Coffin of Pensenhor, 22nd Dynasty, Thebes, Egypt. At British Museum

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