Mausoleum Collection (#30)

Reconstruction of the three pyramids at Abusir with their temples and approaches, 1933-1934. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933-1934

Night from the tomb of Julian de Medici, San Lorenzo Basilica, Florence, Italy, 1882. This is one of the figures that adorns the Medici Tomb commissioned by Pope Clement VII in 1520

The tomb of Leonardo Bruni (c1369-1444), Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, 1882. Leonardo Bruni (or Leonardo Aretino) was a leading humanist, historian and a chancellor of Florence

The tomb of the last of the Medici family, San Lorenzo Basilica, Florence, Italy, 1882
The tomb of the last of the Medici family, Chapel of the Medici, San Lorenzo Basilica, Florence, Italy, 1882. From Florence, by Charles Yriarte

Absaloms Tomb, near Jerusalem, Israel, 1841. Artist: E Redclyffe
Absaloms Tomb, near Jerusalem, Israel, 1841. Absalom was the third son of David, king of Israel. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume III, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co

The entrance to the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, 1841. Artist: J Redaway
The entrance to the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume III, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, 1841. Artist: H Griffiths
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume III, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

The tomb of St George, Bay of Kesrouan, Syria, 1841. Artist: MJ Starling
The tomb of St George, Bay of Kesrouan, Syria, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume III, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

A sepulchre at Seleucia, Mesopotamia (Iraq / Iran), 1841. Artist: T Dixon
A sepulchre at Seleucia, Mesopotamia (Iraq/Iran), 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume II, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

A Turkish burial ground at Sidon, Lebanon, 1841. Artist: J Redaway
A Turkish burial ground at Sidon, Lebanon, 1841. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume II, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

Founders Tomb, St Bartholomew the Great, early 20th century

The tomb of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), St Pauls Cathedral, London, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

The tomb of Humaioon, Delhi, India, c1860. Artist: W Miller
The tomb of Humaioon, Delhi, India, c1860. The rebel sons and grandson of the King of Delhi took refuge in this mausoleum, from whence they were taken prisoners, and afterwards shot

The Tomb of Itmad-ud-Dowlah, Agra, India, early 20th century. From Views of India in Colour, published by The Times of India Offices (Bombay and Calcutta)

The tomb of Itimad-Ud-Daula, Agra, India, c1860. Mughal tomb built between 1622 and 1628. Illustration from The History of the Indian Mutiny, by Charles Ball, Volume V

Giuliano de Medici, early 16th century, (1929). Artist: Raphael
Giuliano de Medici, early 16th century, (1929). Portrait of Giuliano (1479-1516), one of the sons of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Illustration from the Apollo Volume IX, no 53, (May 1929)

The Resurrection, mid 15th century, (1930). Artist: Andrea del Castagno
The Resurrection, mid 15th century, (1930). Illustration from Apollo, A Journal of the Arts, (London 1930)

The tomb of a lama and an encampment, Mongolian desert, c1890. Nomads yurts around the tomb of a Buddhist monk. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XIII

Tomb of the Christian Lady, Kolea, Algeria, c1890. Artist: Taylor
Tomb of the Christian Lady, Kolea, Algeria, c1890. The Kubr- or Qabr-er-Rumia, tomb of the Roman woman. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XXI

The Duchess of Kents Mausoleum, Frogmore House, Berkshire, late 19th century. Frogmore House is a 17th century country house standing at the centre of the Frogmore Estate, amongst beautiful gardens

Descending gallery in tomb of Sethos I, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Descending gallery in tomb of Sethos I, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This excavation in the mountain is the sepulchral chamber for the mummy

Valley of the kings tombs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Valley of the kings tombs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. When the kings found that the pyramids no longer sufficed to protect the body of the royal occupant

Painted tomb chamber hewn in the rock of the cliffs at Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Painted tomb chamber hewn in the rock of the cliffs at Thebes, Egypt, c1900. A detail of a stereoscope card and text from a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope by James H Breasted

Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Here at our feet are a few of the tombs [of Medinet Habu]

The tomb of a feudal lord at Beni Hasan, built about 1900BC, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The tomb of a feudal lord at Beni Hasan, built about 1900BC, Egypt, 1905. This is the tomb of Khnumhotep who was...one of those feudal barons of the twelfth dynasty whom the Pharaoh was forced to

Britains glorious dead honoured by tomb and monument in St Pauls Cathedral, 1926-1927. Lord Nelsons monument and sarcophagus, Wellingtons memorial, by Stevens, the Duke of Wellingtons sarcophagus

Cliff tombs of the lords of Assiut, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Cliff tombs of the lords of Assiut, Egypt, 1905. One at the largest tombs which you see up there belonged to a powerful lord under the twelfth dynasty named Hepzefi

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

Ruins of the granite temple, the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Ruins of the granite temple, the Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Khufus sarcophagus, broken by robbers, in the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Khufus sarcophagus, broken by robbers, in the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. See how the tomb-robbers have broken away the corner in their mad search for treasure

Looking down the main passage to Khufus sepulchre within the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down the main passage to Khufus sepulchre within the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Up this superb hall the body of the king was borne on the day of burial; those cuttings in the side walls just

Looking down the southwest corner of the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down the southwest corner of the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

View from the summit of the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
View from the summit of the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt, 1905. Looking east across the Nile valley. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Second Pyramid, showing part of the original covering, Egypt, 1905. yramid, Egypt, c1900
The Second Pyramid, showing part of the original covering, Egypt, 1905. The second pyramid of Giza as seen from the summit of the Great Pyramid. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Looking up the northeast corner of the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking up the northeast corner of the Great Pyramid, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

King Khufus tomb, the Great Phyramid of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
King Khufus tomb, the Great Phyramid of Giza, Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted

Tomb Mosque of Sultan Kait Bey, Cairo, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tomb Mosque of Sultan Kait Bey, Cairo, Egypt, 1905. Here before us rises the lovely tomb-mosque of Kait Bey, built in 1474, by the last of the really great Mamlukes who preceded the Turkish conquest

A Ship of the Desert passing tombs of by-gone Moslem rulers, Cairo, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A Ship of the Desert passing tombs of by-gone Moslem rulers, Cairo, Egypt, 1905. We look along the northern end of a line of royal tombs which extends along the entire eastern side of the city except

The Three Maries at the Tomb, 18th century (1910). Artist: William Hogarth
The Three Maries at the Tomb, 1910. One of the panels in the tryptiych painted as an alter piece for the church of St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol. From The Connoisseur magazine (June 1910)

Rubbing of a medieval engraved brass, c1478 (1901). Tomb monument fixed to the wall in East Horsley Church, Surrey, of John Bowthe or Booth, Bishop of Exeter. Back view showing episcopal vestments

Rubbing of a medieval engraved brass, c1421 (1901). Pray for the souls of Thomas Camoys and Elizabeth his consort, who formaly was lord of Camoys

Rubbing of a medieval engraved brass, 1481 (1901). Tomb monument: Here lies Thomas Teylar, rector of the parish church of Biflete, and one of the canons of the cathedral church of Lincoln

Rubbing of a medieval engraved brass, c1490 (1901). Tomb monument: Pray for the souls of John Wyborne, esquire, and of Cecily and Agnus his wives, which said John died the 16th day of Febuary

The tomb of Virgil, near Naples, Italy, 1788. Artist: Thomas Prattent
The tomb of Virgil, near Naples, Italy, 1788

Statue of Childebert, 13th century (1849). Originally from the refectory of the church of St Germain des Pres. Reproduced here from Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Childeberts tomb, 11th century (1849). Originally from his tomb at the church of St Germain des Pres. Reproduced here from Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Childeric II (c653-675), 12th century (1849). Originally from his tomb at the church of St Germain des Pres. Reproduced here from Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

King Clotaire II (584-629) and Bertude (575-604), 12th century (1849). A 19th century version based on images on their tombs in St Germain des Pres

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