Corpse Collection (page 6)

The Legend of St. Ursula: Martyrdom and Funeral of St. Ursula, 1493. Artist: Vittore Carpaccio
The Legend of St. Ursula: Martyrdom and Funeral of St. Ursula, 1493. The Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

Dragon de L Imperatice, (Light Dragoons), 1859. Artist: Auguste Raffet
Dragon de L Imperatice, (Light Dragoons), 1859. A depiction of French Military attire from the book Napoleon 1er et la Garde Imperiale, by Eugene Fieffe, 1859

Riflemen, 19th century

Red Lancer, 1859. Artist: Auguste Raffet
Red Lancer, 1859. A depiction of a French Military attire from the book Napoleon 1er et la Garde Imperiale, by Eugene Fieffe, 1859

Photograph of mummies, 1860

The Entombment, 1450s. Artist: Dieric Bouts
The Entombment, 1450s. Christs body is being lowered into the tomb. The group includes the Virgin Mary, holding Christs wrist, and the other three Marys who were present at the Crucifixion

Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). Artist: Francois Georgin
Napoleon and General Kleber on the expedition to Egypt, 1798, (c1835). The French attempted to invade and expel the ruling Mamelukes in the Battle of the Pyramids

Christ on the cross, crucifix, 14th century
Christ on the Cross, crucifix, 14th century. From the National Museum of Machasdo de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal

The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Two figures hold the body of Christ as a third removes the nails from the feet to free it fully from he cross

Pieta of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, c1500. The scene is the deposition of the cross. The Virgin Mary supports the body of Christ on her lap. Behind her is St John the Apostle

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 Trinity, 14th century. Artist: Robert Campin
The Trinity, 14th century. The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, represented by the dove on Christs shoulder. Left wing of a triptych. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

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

Casualties of the Paris Commune, 1871. Rows of dead bodies laid out. During the bloody suppression of the Paris Commune in May 1871 an unkown number of Parisians, possibly as many as 30, 000

Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. Artist: Mestre Hilarius
Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. The panels depict Christ praying on the Mount of Olives, St Clare and the Miracle of the Safekeeping and the Lamentation of Christ

Aftermath of a mining accident, Montceau-les-Mines, France, 1895. Pit-head scene showing the reactions of friends and relatives as victims of a fire-damp (mainly Methane)

Anatomy demonstration, 1493. Title page of Anathomia by Mondino de Luzzi (Mundinus). Finished in 1316, Anathomia was first published in Padua in 1478

Burying victims of the Plague of London at night in multiple graves, 1665. Two of the men are smoking pipes, partly to combat the stench of the corpses

Roman Funeral rite or corpse being carried to Pyre, c3rd century. Terracotta lid of sarcophagus showing a corpse being carried to the pyre; found near Torre dei Conti (near Rome)

Fresco of the death of St Francis, 14th century. Artist: Giotto
Fresco of the death of St Francis at the Church of Santa Croce, 14th century

A Christian Dirce, 1897. Artist: Henryk Siemiradzki
A Christian Dirce, 1897. Found in the collection of the National Museum, Warsaw

Early Egyptian burial known as Ginger
Early Egyptian burial, showing natural mummification due to the dryness of the soil. Now in the British Museums collection, and commonly known as Ginger

The Duke of Wellington at the taking of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, Peninsular War, 1812 (c1818). Artist: William Heath
The Duke of Wellington at the taking of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, Peninsular War, 1812 (c1818). The French tricolour is pulled down and the Union Jack run up the flagpole in its place

Death, 1624. A figure in a tomb (circle), his soul and spirit leaving (two boy-headed birds), absorbing the black crow. In the body are salt, sulphur and mercury

Mummies and embalming, 1725. From A Compleat History of Drugs an English translation of a work by Pierre Pomet, physician to Louis XIV

Grave of a Zulu chief, 1888. The body is in a sitting position in a stone-lined underground chamber. From History of Mankind by Friedrich Ratzel. (Leipzig, 1888)

Russians routing Bulgarians in a cavalry skirmish. Chromolithograph from a 10th century Sclavonian manuscript in the Vatican Library

Adam and Eve Crying over the Body of Able, c1440-1495. Artist: Vrancke Van der Stockt
Adam and Eve Crying over the Body of Able, c1440-1495

A crime on the Rue Botzaris, Paris, 1892. Artist: F Meaulle
A crime on the Rue Botzaris, Paris, 1892. A womans body was found cut into pieces. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 12th November 1892

Cremation of the Dahomey corpses, Africa, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
Cremation of the Dahomey corpses, Africa, 1892. Between 1892 and 1894 Dahomey was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into Frances West African colonies

Battle of Tonkin, Franco-Chinese War, 20th century

The new Raft of the Medusa, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
The new Raft of the Medusa, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th September 1899

An Accident in Santander, Divers Looking for the Bodies of the Victims, 1893. Fire broke out on the commercial ship Cabo-Machchichaco, the crew of the liner Alphonse III, tried to help

Apotheosis of the Rabble, 1884. Artist: Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel
Apotheosis of the Rabble, 1884

The Deposition from the Cross, 1526-1528. Artist: Jacopo Pontormo
The Deposition from the Cross, 1526-1528. The dead Christ is lifted down after being crucified. From the Capella Capponi, Church of Santa Felicita, Florence, Italy

Death of Buddha, c483 BC, (17th century). Buddha (The Enlightened One), the founder of Buddhism, was born Prince Gautama Siddhartha (c563-c483 BC), son of a rajah in Nepal

Pieta, early 16th century. Artist: Lodovico Mazzolini
Pieta, early 16th century. The Virgin Mary laments over the body of the crucified Christ. From the Loredan Palace, Venice, Italy

Anatomy lecture at Padua, Italy, 1483. The professor remains in his chair, while the demonstrator, right, points out the progress of the dissection with a stick

Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543
Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting a body, 1543

Torture and murder of Christian nuns and priests during the Boxer rising in China, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 19 December 1891

Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. Act V, scene 3: The Death of Romeo. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet

The London Bathing Season, 1859. Come, my dear! - come to its Old Thames, and have a Nice Bath! Father Thames is here shown trying to coax a climbing boy in to his water for a bath

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