Dying Collection (page 7)

Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty (litho)
8661086 Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty (litho) by Ward, Charles Daniel (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sety I in Syria, XIXth Dynasty)

Raids on Savage Tribes (litho)
8661074 Raids on Savage Tribes (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raids on Savage Tribes)

The Choice of Theophilus (litho)
8661290 The Choice of Theophilus (litho) by Prinsep, Valentine Cameron (1838-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Choice of Theophilus)

The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh (litho)
8660892 The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh)

Death of Nelson (coloured engraving)
8642173 Death of Nelson (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Nelson)

Death of Sir John Moore at Corunna (coloured engraving)
8642167 Death of Sir John Moore at Corunna (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Sir John Moore at Corunna)

Head Hunters of the Solomon Islands (b/w photo)
8641457 Head Hunters of the Solomon Islands (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head Hunters of the Solomon Islands)

Compulsory education in New England, a school teacher stoned to death by her pupils (engraving)
8643280 Compulsory education in New England, a school teacher stoned to death by her pupils (engraving) by English School

Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho)
8642922 Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Half bored to death)

Medicine (engraving)
8642722 Medicine (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medicine. Illustration for The Humourist by W H Harrison (Ackermann)

The Golden Legend: Herod (colour litho)
8648832 The Golden Legend: Herod (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herod. "Would I were dead! Would I were dead)

The Death of Kennedy (engraving)
8647998 The Death of Kennedy (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Kennedy. Queensland)

Lazarus is Dead (engraving)
8650119 Lazarus is Dead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lazarus is Dead. Illustration for Brighter than the Sun or Christ the Light of the World)

The Golden Legend: Charlemagne and the dead Fastrada (colour litho)
8648836 The Golden Legend: Charlemagne and the dead Fastrada (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlemagne and the dead Fastrada. ")

The death of Seneca (engraving)
8639531 The death of Seneca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Seneca)

Shelley: Adonais (litho)
8655245 Shelley: Adonais (litho) by Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adonais. Illustration for Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley (George Bell)

Death of Nelson (engraving)
8653586 Death of Nelson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Nelson. Illustration for The Dawn of the XIXth Century in England)

Death of Ananias (engraving)
8653524 Death of Ananias (engraving) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Ananias)

The little heroes of Greece (colour litho)
8644911 The little heroes of Greece (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little heroes of Greece)

The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century (engraving)
8644810 The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century)

Polar Bears of Northern Siberia feasting on a dead Walrus (colour litho)
8644754 Polar Bears of Northern Siberia feasting on a dead Walrus (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Cato the Younger (engraving)
8664203 Death of Cato the Younger (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Cato the Younger, 46 BC)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666598 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the world of the dead)

The grenadier's horse (colour litho)
8664100 The grenadier's horse (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: The grenadier's horse)

L'Ame de Jesus Descend Dans les Limbes (engraving)
8629355 L'Ame de Jesus Descend Dans les Limbes (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Ame de Jesus Descend Dans les Limbes)

Death of Addison (coloured engraving)
8652739 Death of Addison (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Addison)

Death of General Wolfe (coloured engraving)
8652738 Death of General Wolfe (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of General Wolfe)

Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving)
8650791 Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving) by European School

The dying boy (engraving)
8650507 The dying boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dying boy. Illustration for The Children's Treasury of Pictures and Stories 1889)

Last hours of Socrates (engraving)
8635087 Last hours of Socrates (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Last hours of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, 399 BC)

The Fables of La Fontaine: Death and the Woodcutter (engraving)
8669343 The Fables of La Fontaine: Death and the Woodcutter (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death and the Woodcutter)

Richard the Lion Heart on his Death-Bed (litho)
8670412 Richard the Lion Heart on his Death-Bed (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard the Lion Heart on his Death-Bed)

Popular Superstitions: Opening an umbrella indoors (colour litho)
8668724 Popular Superstitions: Opening an umbrella indoors (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening an umbrella indoors)

The Death of Cyrus, King of Persia, detail from The Wheel of Barlaam, 14th century (fresco)
8683310 The Death of Cyrus, King of Persia, detail from The Wheel of Barlaam, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero

The last moments of the Duke of Wellington. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769 -1852
878630 The last moments of the Duke of Wellington. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769 -1852. British soldier and statesman

Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre-Dame). Tapestry
7209752 Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre-Dame). Tapestry.; Cathedrale de Notre-Dame, Tournai, Belgium; (add.info.: Cathedrale Notre-Dame, Tournai, Hainaut, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert

The death of Nelson, 21 October 1805, 1807 (oil on canvas)
7337990 The death of Nelson, 21 October 1805, 1807 (oil on canvas) by Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822); 195.6x261.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Man of Sorrows. 14 th century. Colmar (sculpture)
8711515 Man of Sorrows. 14 th century. Colmar (sculpture); (add.info.: Man of Sorrows. Sandstone. 14 th century. Colmar. France. Colmar. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

The Ascension of Jesus Christ, c1920 (stained glass)
8714242 The Ascension of Jesus Christ, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany. The Ascension of Jesus Christ in Heaven)

WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration)
8684963 WW1: Heroic soldier (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job Heroic soldier War events 1914-1918)

Map of Europe at the death of Charlemagne, 814 AD, from A Short History of the World, published c.1936
7125157 Map of Europe at the death of Charlemagne, 814 AD, from A Short History of the World, published c.1936; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

Parish church (Parochiekerk Sint-Amandus en Sint-Blasius). Painting. Crucification. Hendrik Herregouts. 1680
7142005 Parish church (Parochiekerk Sint-Amandus en Sint-Blasius). Painting. Crucification. Hendrik Herregouts. 1680.; (add.info.: Parochiekerk Sint-Amandus en Sint-Blasius, Waregem, West-Vlaanderen)

Parish church (Parochiekerk Sint-Amandus en Sint-Blasius). Painting. Crucification. Hendrik Herregouts. 1680
7142004 Parish church (Parochiekerk Sint-Amandus en Sint-Blasius). Painting. Crucification. Hendrik Herregouts. 1680.; (add.info.: Parochiekerk Sint-Amandus en Sint-Blasius, Waregem, West-Vlaanderen)

The National Gallery. Danse macabre. Church of Holy Trinity. 15th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia
7136203 The National Gallery. Danse macabre. Church of Holy Trinity. 15th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; Narodna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia; © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

John Calvin on his deathbed
3329504 John Calvin on his deathbed; (add.info.: Illustration of John Calvin (1509-1564) an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation on his deathbed

Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse
5304933 Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse.; (add.info.: Grave site of an Icelandic man and his horse. Horses would usually be sent into the afterlife with their owner)

Maria de Molina repelling the Nobles (litho)
8661113 Maria de Molina repelling the Nobles (litho) by Borras Abella, Vicente (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maria de Molina repelling the Nobles)

Catholic priests being put through a mill (woodcut)
8673247 Catholic priests being put through a mill (woodcut) by Stimmer, Tobias (1539-84); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catholic priests being put through a mill. Anti-Catholic satire, 1577)

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"Dying: A Journey Through Time and Sacrifice" In the depths of history, we bid farewell to an era. Goodbye, Old Man, a poignant tribute captured by Fortunio Matania in 1922, reminds us of the somber toll war takes on our souls. The image of a soldier and his loyal horse during World War I speaks volumes about the sacrifices made on the battlefield. Centuries earlier, a young woman's final moments were immortalized on canvas in Young Woman on her Death Bed (1621). This haunting painting serves as a reminder that death spares no one; it comes for all regardless of age or station. Sometimes, dying becomes an act of defiance against injustice. Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze at an intersection in Saigon in 1963 to protest President Ngo Dinh Diem's oppressive measures. Malcolm Browne's photograph captures this self-immolation—a chilling symbol of resistance against tyranny. The Great Sacrifice depicted by James Clark from WWI showcases soldiers laying down their lives for their countries' sake. Their bravery echoes through time as they face death head-on with unwavering resolve. But not all deaths are born out of conflict or rebellion; some belong to artists who leave behind legacies that transcend mortality itself. Anna Pavlova's ethereal grace continues to captivate audiences even after her passing—an eternal dance with death. In The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar (1789), John Trumbull depicts soldiers fighting valiantly until their last breaths defending their fortress—a testament to human resilience when faced with impending doom. Death can also be personified as an assassin lurking in every corner. In Death as Assassin (1851), wood engravings depict its relentless pursuit—reminding us that life is fleeting and unpredictable. Yet amidst these dark portrayals lies hope and tenderness—the delicate balance between life and death. The Young Girl and Death (c.