Dying Collection (page 8)

Death of General Marceau, 21st September 1796 (1882-1884). Francois Severin Marceau-Desgraviers (1769-1796) died from wounds sustained at Altenkirchen, Germany, during the French Revolutionary Wars

George Washington on his deathbed, Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA, 1799 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Death of Major Pitcairn, Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, 1775 (c1880). John Picairn was a British Marine officer

The Last Mile, 1873 (1883) David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and African explorer, being carried the last mile to die at his African home in Ujiji, Tanganyika (Tanzania)

The death of Lord Iddesleigh in Downing Street, London, 1887. Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, held various ministerial posts in Conservative governemnts from 1866 until 1887

The dying buglers last call, a battlefield incident, Gras Pan, South Africa, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The dying buglers last call, a battlefield incident, Gras Pan, South Africa, 1900. Stereoscopic card

Photographic representation of the death of Napoleon on St Helena. The former French Emperor died in exile on the island on 5th May 1821

Death of Mac Ian, the massacre of Glencoe, 1692, (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, (Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co, London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

General Jackson mortally wounded, (late 19th century). Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War

The Great Plague of 1665 (c1902). The Enthusiast Denouncing London. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, with his wife, Joan, Princess of Wales, c1850
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, with his wife, Joan, Countess of Kent, c1850. Edward (1330-1376), popularly known as the Black Prince

The death of Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and philosopher, 1910. Tolstoy (1828-1910) is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists

The Passing of Arthur, 1925. From Highroads of History, book II: Stories from British History, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons (London, Edinburgh, New York, 1925)

Hours of the Dead, 1414-1423. Artist: Workshop of the Master of the Duke of Bedford
Hours of the Dead, 1414-1423. Vignettes representing deathbed scenes: doctors visit; confession; communion; extreme unction and burial

The Dying Gaul, Capitol, Rome, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Dying Gaul, (1893). An ancient Roman marble copy of a lost ancient Greek statue. From the collection of the Capitoline Museums, Rome

Death of the Earl, plate V of Marriage a la mode, 1833. Artist: TE Nicholson
Death of the Earl, plate V of Marriage a la mode, 1833. Early 19th century version of a scene from Hogarths Marriage a la mode of c1743

The Death of the Virgin, 1510 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Death of the Virgin, 1510 (1906). A scene from the Life of the Virgin. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig

Jacob at Isaacs Bedside, 1913. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Jacob at Isaacs Bedside, 1913. A print from The Art of the Great Masters, by Frederic Lees, Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1913

The death of the Prince d Orange, Florence, Italy, 1530 (1882-1884). Artist: Frederic Lix
The death of the Prince d Orange, Florence, Italy, 1530 (1882-1884). Philibert of Chalon, Prince of Orange, commanded the armies of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in Italy

Death of the Virgin Mary, c1360 (1955). Morgan panels. Found in the collection of The Morgan Library and Museum. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450

Cleopatra, c1880-1882. Artist: W Unger
Cleopatra, c1880-1882. Cleopatra committing suicide with the aid of an asp. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Death of Henry V, 1422 (1790). Artist: Bromley
Death of King Henry V of England, 1422 (1790). The son of Henry IV, Henry (1387-1422) became king in 1413. He is popularly regarded as one of Englands greatest kings

Death of the Prince of Wales, son of King George II. Artist: C Sheeres
Death of the prince of Wales, son of George II. Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707-1751) was the eldest son of George II and heir to the throne

The Queens Last Moments

The death of Admiral Lord Nelson, 1805 (1807). Artist: Arthur William Devis
The death of Admiral Lord Nelson, 1805 (1807). During the Battle of Trafalgar, which would prove to be his greatest victory

The deathbed of Oliver Cromwell, 3 September 1658, (19th century). Death of Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician

Prince Albert stag hunting, mid-19th century. Artist: Edwin Henry Landseer
Prince Albert stag hunting, mid-19th century. Queen Victorias German husband shooting deer in Scotland

The death of Leonardo de Vinci, 1519. Artist: Walker
The death of Leonardo de Vinci, 1519. One of the greatest figures of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo (1452-1519) died at Clos Luce, Amboise, France, on 2nd May 1519

Sterne and Death. 1768. Artist: Thomas Patch
Sterne and Death. 1768. Portrait of Irish-born author and clergyman Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) who is best known for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

A sinner on his death bed, 15th century, (1870). Two demons are whispering into his ear: think of the treasure, and distribute it to thy friends

Death Of Richard The First, 1199, (c1850). King Richard I, also referred to as Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), on his deathbed

The Raft of the Medusa, 1900. The Medusa was a French frigate wrecked on a sandbank off the coast of Senegal in 1816. The incident became infamous due to the incompetence of the ships captain

The dying Mozart listening to the performance of his Requiem, 1791, (c1900). Mozart (1756-1791) just before his death, listening to the performance of the Requiem, his last work

Death of Sir John Moore, 1809, (c1850s). Moore (1761-1809) commanded the British forces at the Battle of Corunna (La Coruna), Peninsular War, Spain 16 January 1809

Death of General Wolfe, 1759 (c1850s). James Wolfe died during the battle to take Quebec from the French in 1759. Colour plate taken from the book Pictures of English History

Death Of Richard The Third, 1485, (c1850). King Richard III (1452-1485) dies at the Battle of Bosworth Field. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London)

The Death-bed of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865, (1872). Lincoln (1809-1865) was assassinated while at the theatre. Engraving from A Childs History of the United States by John Gilmary Shea

Chamberlain and Paugus at Lovewells Fight, 1725, (1872). John Chamberlain shoots Paugus. John Lovewell, (1691-1725) was a British explorer and soldier who lived in Dunstable, now Nashua

The Death of General Richard Montgomery at Quebec, 1775, (1872). A romanticized version of the unsuccessful 1775-1776 winter assault on Quebec City by American forces under Montgomery (1736-1775)

The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec, 1759, (1872). James Wolfe (1727-1759), English soldier, lies dying on the Heights of Abraham as Quebec is captured from the French on 13 September 1759

The Death of the Virgin, 1612. Artist: Gaspard Gailius
The Death of the Virgin, 1612. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Antiochus and Stratonice, 17th or early 18th century. Artist: Luca Giordano
Antiochus and Stratonice, 17th or early 18th century. Antiochus I Soter (d261 BC) was a king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire

Antiochus and Stratonike, 18th century. Artist: Gaspare Diziani
Antiochus and Stratonike, 18th century. Antiochus I Soter (d261 BC) was a king of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire. He married his stepmother, Stratonice, after his father, Seleucus I Nicator

Death and dying, 14th century. From Pilgrimage of the human life, a French manuscript. From the Bodleian Library collection, Oxford

Death of Toussaint Louverture, Haitian Revolutionary leader, 27th April 1803. Francois Dominique Toussaint Louverture led the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution

Death of Joseph, Chief of the Nez-Perce, 1904. Chief Joseph (1840-1904) was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians during General Oliver Howards attempt to forcibly

The Death of General Wolfe, 1759, (1860). Artist:s Smith
The Death of General Wolfe, 1759, (1860). The final moments of James Wolfe during the Battle of Quebec

Death of Marie Francois Sadi Carnot, President of the French Third Republic, 1894. Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was stabbed by an Italian anarchist named Sante Jeronimo Caserio after delivering a speech

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