Tomb Collection (#32)

Mausoleum at Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Mausoleum at Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany, 1893. The tombs of the Prussian King, Frederick William III and his wife, Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

The Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt, 1893. The Sphinx on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Tomb of Itimad-Ud-Daula, Agra, India, c1890. Mughal tomb built between 1622 and 1628. Illustration from Inde, Tombeaux et Monuments Sacres, (a work on Indian tombs and sacred monuments)

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1890. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631)

Nelsons Tomb, Crypt of Saint Pauls, c1841. Artist: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Nelsons Tomb, Crypt of Saint Pauls, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Tomb of Queen Elizabeth: Henry VIIs Chapel, Westminster Abbey, c1841. Artist: William Radclyffe
Tomb of Queen Elizabeth: Henry VIIs Chapel, Westminster Abbey, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Roma - Appian Way, 1910. The tomb of caecilia Meteela transformed in the Middle Ages by the Caetani into a fortress. Far away the Alban Hills

Roma - Basilica of S. Sebastian on the Appian Way, 1910. It is over the tomb of the titular holy martyr. The Catacombs of San Sebastiano are a hypogeum cemetery in Rome (Italy)

The Taj Mahal, Agra, 20th century

St Mary Magdalene, 1886. Devoted disciple of Jesus. Published in Butlers Lives of the Saints, DIV 1, by the Rev Alban Butler, London & Dublin, 1886

King Richard I (1157-1199) kneeling before the shrine of St Januarius. Richard was King of England from 1189 to 1199. He was known as Richard the Lionheart, or C

Effigies of Richard I and Berengaria, from the tomb at Fontevrault Abbet, France
Effigies of King Richard I and Berengaria, from the tomb at Fontevrault Abbey, France. Richard (1157-1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199

Penance of Henry before the shrine of Thomas a Becket
King Henry II (1133-1189) doing penance before the shrine of Thomas a Becket. Henry ruled as King of England from 1154 to 1189. He was the first Plantagenet (or Angevin) King

Canopy of the Black Princes tomb in Canterbury Cathedral. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (1330-1376), popularly known as the Black Prince

The tomb of Edward, the Black Prince, Canterbury Cathedral. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales (1330-1376), popularly known as the Black Prince

The Entombment, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Entombment, 1498 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin, 1510 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Assumption and Coronation 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

The tomb of William Hogarth at Chiswick, 1840. Monument to the artist William Hogarth (1697-1764). Illustration from Historical

Monument to Margaret Woffington, the actress, at Teddington, 18th century, (1840). Monument to the Irish actress Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760)

Tomb of Edmund Waller, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 1840. Artist: C J Smith
Tomb of Edmund Waller, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 1840. Monument to Edmund Waller (1606-1687), English politician and poet

Tomb of Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba, (1871), 1920s
Tomb of Capdevila in Santiago de Cuba. The heroic defender of the students, Lieutenant Colonel Capdevila died in Santiago Cuba

Mausoleum to the Executed Medical Students, (1890), 1902s
Mausoleum to the executed students. At Havanas Colon Cemetery, a monument has been raised to the executed medical students, inaugurated in 1890

Tomb of Tippu Sultan and Haidar Ali, Mysore, India, 1880-1890. Illustration from Inde Anglaise, Sites et Paysages, (English India, Places and Landscapes, published by L Boulanger, Paris)

Tomb of Akbar the Great, Sikandra, India, c1840. Artist: N Remond
Tomb of Akbar the Great, Sikandra, India, c1840. The mausoleum of Akbar the Great (1542-1605), Indian ruler of the Mughal Empire

Neolithic antiquities, 1901. The bottom three images are of: Dolmen in southern Sweden; interior of a giants chamber near Roskilde; a stone circle of the late stone age in Endland

The entombment of Christ, 19th or 20th century. Artist: Newton & Co
The entombment of Christ, 19th or 20th century. Lantern slide

Effigy of Queen Eleanor, consort of Henry II, 13th century, (1910). Tomb effigy from the Abbey of Fontevrault in Aquitaine near Anjou in Normandy, showing regal dress of the end of the 12th century

Queen Clotilda, 6th century, (1910). The plaits of Clotilda, the Frankish queen who died c545 AD, reach below the knees, and are bound together by ribbons

Tomb of Akbar, Sikandarah, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tomb of Akbar, Sikandarah, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. The third Mughal emperor of India, Akbar (1542-1605) reigned from 1556 until his death

Akbars tomb, Sikandara, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Akbars tomb, Sikandara, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card. The third Mughal emperor of India, Akbar (1542-1605) reigned from 1556 until his death

Camel tour in front of one of the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Shrine of Mohummed Kahn, near Deeg, Rajasthan, India, mid 19th century. Artist: E Finden
Shrine of Mohummed Kahn, near Deeg, Rajasthan, India, mid 19th century

The Tomb of Christ, Master of the Trebon Altarpiece, about 1380, (1955). Artist: Master of the Trebon Altarpiece
The Tomb of Christ, c1380 (1955). Detail from the Trebon Altarpiece. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450, by Antonin Matejcek and Jaroslav Pesina, Artia Prague, 1955

The Resurrection of Christ, c1350 (1955). Artist: Master of the Vyssi Brod Altar
The Resurrection of Christ, c1350 (1955). Tempera on wood. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450

Bridge and Castle of St Angelo, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bridge and Castle of St Angelo, Rome, Italy. Stereoscopic card detail. The cylindrical Mole of Hadrian was built in the 2nd century as a mausoluem for the emperor Hadrian and his family

The River Tiber, Castel Sant Angelo and St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The River Tiber, Castel Sant Angelo and St Peters Basilica, Rome, Italy. Stereoscopic card detail

Michelangelos statue of Moses, Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Michelangelos statue of Moses, Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Italy. This statue was intended to be the central feature of the tomb of Pope Julius II

Tombs and children in traditional dress, Appian Way, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Tombs and children in traditional dress, Appian Way, Rome, Italy. The Appian Way (Via Appia) was a road built by the Romans that connected Rome with Brindisi on the Apulian coast

Kits Coty house, Kent, 1892
Kits Coty House, Kent, 1892. Kits Coty House or Kits Coty is the name of the remains of a Neolithic chambered long barrow on Bluebell Hill near Aylesford in Kent

Tomb of the maharajahs, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 2nd series

Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, c1925. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in 1632-1643 as a tomb for his wife. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire

A tomb above ground, Pinner Churchyard, London, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd
A tomb above ground, Pinner Churchyard, London, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926

The tomb of Julian de Medici in the new vestry of San Lorenzo Basilica, Florence, 1882. From Florence, by Charles Yriarte, translated by CB Pitman and published by Sampson Low (London, 1882)

The monument of King Henry II and Richard I at Fontevrault in Anjou, 1786. Artist: Goldar
The monument of King Henry II and Richard I at Fontevrault in Anjou, 1786. Henry II (1133-1189) was the first Angevin king of England, ruling from 1154

The tomb of Mehmed II in the Green Mosque, Bursa, Turkey, 1895
The tomb of Mahomed II in the Green Mosque, Bursa, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Matilda of Scotland (1080-1118), Queen of Henry I. Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland, married Henry I of England in 1100

The tomb of the Mahdi at Omdurman, Sudan, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The tomb of the Mahdi at Omdurman, Sudan, 1905. The tomb [before us is] a low, roofless building with arched windows, surrounded by a court with an arched door on the right

Tomb of Harkhuf, a frontier baron in the days of the pyramid builders, Assuan (Aswan), Egypt, 1905. Stereoscopic card. Detail

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