Lowering Collection

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

The Surrender of the German Fleet at Sunset on November 21, 1918, (c1920). German sailors lower the Imperial battle flag on one of the battleships after the First World War armistice

Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Christian Symons
Lowering the Ensign at Sunset, c1890-c1893. A print from Her Majestys Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume III, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

The Crucifixion and The Deposition; Gospel Book, 1386. Creator: Unknown
The Crucifixion and The Deposition; Gospel Book, 1386

Border with Michal Helping David to Escape from Saul; Prayer Book of Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg, about 1525-1530

The Deposition; Arenberg Hours, early 1460s. Creator: Willem Vrelant
The Deposition; Arenberg Hours, early 1460s

The Deposition, about 1190-1200; text added about 1480-1490. Creator: Unknown
The Deposition, about 1190-1200; text added about 1480-1490. Additional Info:Illustrated Vita Christi, with devotional supplements

Burial, Spain, 19th century. Creator: Sadurni
Burial, Spain, 19th century. After a painting by Fernando Cabrera titled Earth'. (Colorised black and white print)

Rimouski - handling coffins of victims, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Rimouski - handling coffins of victims, 1914. Shows bodies being brought to Rimouski, Quebec, Canada from the RMS Empress of Ireland which sank on the Saint Lawrence River, May 29, 1914

The Descent from the Cross, 1300. Creator: Master of Forli
The Descent from the Cross, 1300

Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1624. Creator: Francois de Nome
Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1624

The Virgin and the Child between Angels, 1500. Creator: Master of the Andre Madonna
The Virgin and the Child between Angels, 1500

The Descent from the Cross (recto), 1420. Creator: Anon
The Descent from the Cross (recto), 1420. This panel, which is painted on both sides, may be the wing of a diptych or a triptych

The Bishop of Oxford laying the foundation-stone of an English church at Brussels, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Ghemar

Italian Offensive of the Isonzo; Boats are lowered on a slide of the riverbank escarpment, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. Creator: Unknown
At sea; Shipwreck survivors hoist themselves aboard the lifeboat, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Hoisting ore & lowering miners, Lead Homestake Mine, between 1900 and 1910

The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Creator: Master of Alkmaar
The Seven Works of Mercy, 1504. Burying the dead. One of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy

Fugitives - An Episode of the Siege of Athens by Sylla. After Leon Glaize, 1877, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Funeral, 1891. Creator: Félix Vallotton
The Funeral, 1891

Lowering Hard Labor Convicts down a Shaft of the Savinsk Mine, Gornyi Zerentui Section of the Nerchinsk Mining District, 1891

"To The Rescue"-- An Episode of a Colliery Disaster, 1886. Creator: Unknown
" To The Rescue" -- An Episode of a Colliery Disaster, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The Descent from the Cross. Creator: Master of the Die
The Descent from the Cross

Joseph lowered into a well by his brothers, from the series The Story of Joseph, 1546

The Descent from the Cross, from The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ, plate 27, 1548. After Maarten van Heemskerck

Healing the Paralytic (Jesus-Christ prouve en guerissant un paralytique, qu il a le pouvoir de pardonner les peches)

Manhood. n. d. Creators: Claude Gillot, Jean Audran
Manhood.n.d

The Descent from the Cross, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Descent from the Cross, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509

The Entombment of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saint John, Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea, German or South Netherlandish, 1500-1510

Loading Bananas on Ship in Harbor, Santos, Brazil, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Loading Bananas on Ship in Harbor, Santos, Brazil, c1930s. Import and export from Santos accounted for the wealth of the city at the turn of the 20th century. From " Tour of the World"

French Milk Being Landed at Southampton, 1902. Creator: Unknown
French Milk Being Landed at Southampton, 1902. From " The Windsor Magazine Vol. XVI - June to November 1902". [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London, 1902]

For Practice Only, c1930. Creator: Unknown
For Practice Only, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Descent from the Cross, c. 1631. Creator: Jacques Callot
Descent from the Cross, c. 1631

Cargo being loaded or unloaded from a ship, Royal Victoria Dock, Canning Town, London, c1930. The dock was built between 1850 and 1855 on an area of Plaistow Marshes

Making money; lowering a pot of liquid metal into a machine, 20th century. Artist
Making money; lowering a pot of liquid metal into a machine, 20th century

Part of the South Stack, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. Artist: William Daniell
Part of the South Stack, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, 1829. A boat being lowered from the clifftop down to the sea

Coils and hexagonal bars at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A manager quality checks the finished coils which are ready for delivery

Westland Whirlwind helicopter making a rescue, 1973. Artist: Michael Walters
Westland Whirlwind helicopter making a rescue, 1973. A Westland Whirlwind HAS 10 beloning to RAF Search & Rescue lowers a member of the rescue team to recover a pilot in his life raft

Steel H girders being stacked for distribution, Park Gate, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company was founded in 1823

Lowering galvanised heat exchangers, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Drakes Funeral, January 1596, (c1880). Sir Francis Drake (c1540- 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era

Water Melon Seller, c1905, (1912). Artist: Walter Frederick Roofe Tyndale
Water Melon Seller, c1905, (1912). From An Artist in Egypt by Walter Tyndale, R.I. [Hodder & Stoughton, London, New York, Toronto, 1912]

The shark-shaped paravane, 1943. The paravane, invented in 1917 and kept secret from the Germans, gave warships and merchantmen their own protection against mines. From His Majestys Minesweepers

Descent from the Cross, c1545 (1870). Artist: E Thomas
Descent from the Cross, c1545 (1870). After the painting by Daniele da Volterra in the Trinita dei Monti, Rome. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris, 1870

Lowering a boat, HMS Devonshire, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

The Descent from the Cross, 1620s. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Descent from the Cross, 1620s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The rescue of two French soldiers after an avalanche, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th May 1894

The Descent from the Cross, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260

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

Coal mining accident, Seaham Colliery, County Durham, 1880 (c1895). Men being lowered down the pit shaft in a coal tub to begin rescue operations after the disaster of September 1880

Bird Catching from Above, Shetland Islands, 1813. Catchers were lowered down on a rope. Birds and eggs were a great economic resource for the Shetland Islanders

Mining for rock salt, c1890. Miners being lowered down a shaft on rope slings to begin their shift in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Galicia, Poland

The Apollo 10 Command Module (Capsule), 26 May 1969. The capsule being winched aboard the prime recovery vessel USS Princeton at the end of its mission in May 1969

Dr Syntax watching his wifes coffin being lowered into the grave, 1820. From William Combes Dr Syntax. (London, 1820)

The Descent from the Cross, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
The Descent from the Cross, c1890. When he was dead, Christ was taken down from the cross on which he was crucified (The Deposition) and his body handed over to his family and friends

Descent from the Cross, 1634. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Descent from the Cross, 1634. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

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