Obituary Collection

Death Of Cricket, The Sporting Times mock obituary 1882
Australia and England first met in Test match cricket in Melbourne in 1877, but the legend of The Ashes, the symbolic trophy the two teams play for, only began in 1882 when at the Oval in London

The late Lord Palmerston, K.G. and G.C.D., First Lord of the Treasury, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late Lord Palmerston, K.G. and G.C.D., First Lord of the Treasury, 1865. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), known as Lord Palmerston

Statue of Sir James M'Grigor...late Director-General, Army Medical Department, by M. Noble..., 1865
Statue of Sir James M'Grigor, Bart., K.C.B., late Director-General, Army Medical Department, by M. Noble, erected at Chelsea Barracks, 1865

Bust of the late Mr. Bunning, City Architect, by Joseph Durham, F.S.A...City of London School, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Bust of the late Mr. Bunning, City Architect, by Joseph Durham, F.S.A., erected at the City of London School, 1865. 'A memorial tablet

The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. L. Werner. 'During nearly the last sixty years, almost to the time of his death

The late Judge Haliburton, author of "Sam Slick", 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late Judge Haliburton, author of "Sam Slick", 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Herbert Watkins, '...of Mr. T. C

The late J. F. Herring, animal painter, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late J. F. Herring, animal painter, 1865. '...as regards racehorse and purely farmyard subjects, Mr. Herring was unrivalled...[He was] of Americo-Dutch extraction...[and] taught himself

The late Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The late Sir W. J. Hooker, Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Ernest Edwards, of the '...eminent botanist...[who] was offered the Regius Professorship of

The late Earl Canning, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Earl Canning, 1862. Engraving from a photograph. Charles John Canning held the positions of Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests

The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Late Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Stewart, Director-General of the Indo-European Telegraph, 1865. Portrait of '...a most able

The late Sir John Watson Gordon, President of the Royal Scottish Academy of Arts, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Sir John Watson Gordon, President of the Royal Scottish Academy of Arts, 1864. Engraving from a photograph of '...the eminent portrait-painter...[who] enjoyed a European reputation as

The late Mr. Wingrove Cooke, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Dedication of the Monument on the battle-field of Bull Run, Virginia, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank

The late General J. E. B. Stuart, of the Army of the Confederate States, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late General J. E. B. Stuart, of the Army of the Confederate States, 1864. Stuart '...received his mortal wound in a cavalry skirmish with the detachment under General Sheridan at

Statue of the late Sir Charles Barry...by J. H. Foley, R.A., in the new Palace of Westminster, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Sir Charles Barry, R.A., by J. H. Foley, R.A., in the new Palace of Westminster, [London], 1865. 'It was generally felt

Bust of the late William Hunt, Esq., in the gallery of the Water-Colour Society...by A. Munro, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Bust of the late William Hunt, Esq., in the gallery of the Water-Colour Society - sculptured by A. Munro, 1864. 'By the consent of all good judges, William Hunt

The late Mr. Richard Roberts, mechanician and engineer, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Richard Roberts, mechanician and engineer, 1864. Portrait of '...one of those single-minded servants of science and the useful arts whose fate is, too often

The late Alaric Alexander Watts, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Alaric Alexander Watts, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. J. and C. Watkins. Alaric Watts was '...the editor...of "The Literary Souvenir"...It was the first of

The late Walter Savage Landor, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Walter Savage Landor, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Herbert Watkins. Our readers may...look with some interest upon the portrait of a man of great originality and force of mind

The late W. Hunt, water-colour painter, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late W. Hunt, water-colour painter, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by John and Charles Watkins. By the death of William Henry Hunt, at the goodly age of seventy-four

The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Portrait of...one of the best dramatic writers of his time, was...a cousin-german of the Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan...Mr

The late John Leech, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late John Leech, 1864. Portrait from a photograph by Messrs. Maclean, Melhuish, and Haes, of the Haymarket, ...of the great artist whose early death has carried grief into the households...'

The late Mr. Jonas Webb, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Jonas Webb, 1862. English farmer and livestock breeder. The fine athletic form and the pleasant face and greeting marked the man and his character at once

The late Mr. J. E. M'Culloch, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. J. E. M'Culloch, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. J. and C. Watkins, of...Mr. M'Culloch, the well-known author of many books of high authority upon topics of

The late King of Wirtemberg, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late King of Wirtemberg, 1864. Engraving of...the deceased King of Wirtemberg, whose name was Frederick Charles, but who reigned by the title of William I...He deserves to be remembered as a

The late William Makepeace Thackeray, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The late William Makepeace Thackeray, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Herbert Watkins, of the English novelist and illustrator. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Statue of the late Prince Consort, at Balmoral, by W. Theed, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Prince Consort, at Balmoral, by W. Theed, 1864. As a memorial of...[Prince Albert's] attachment to the Scottish Highlands

The late Frederick Robson, of the Olympic Theatre, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The late Frederick Robson, of the Olympic Theatre, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Herbert Watkins. Mr. Robson...was, beyond question, a man of genius

Statue of the late Duke of Bedford, at Tavistock, by E. B. Stephens, A.R.A. 1864. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Duke of Bedford, at Tavistock, by E. B. Stephens, A.R.A. 1864. The figure, which is of bronze, is 7 ft. in height, and is placed on a granite pedestal 8 ft

Statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, by Baron Marochetti, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Sir G. C. Lewis at Hereford, by Baron Marochetti, 1864. The inhabitants of the city and county of Hereford...subscribed for a statue of the late Sir George Cornewall Lewis

1994 Autosport Covers 1994
MAY 05: Cover of Autosport magazine, 5th May 1994 during the Autosport Covers 1994 on May 05, 1994. (Photo by LAT Images)

Statue of the Late Mr. Joseph Brotherton, erected in Peel Park, Manchester, 1858. Creator: Walmsly
Statue of the Late Mr. Joseph Brotherton, erected in Peel Park, Manchester, 1858. British politician, Nonconformist minister and pioneering vegetarian. The statue is of bronze, by Mr. M. Noble...Mr

The Late Mr. George Combe, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Late Mr. George Combe, 1858. Scottish lawyer and promoter of the pseudoscience of phrenology. Portrait from a lithograph by Schenck and McFarlane

The Late Ary Scheffer, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Late Ary Scheffer, 1858. Scheffer, an...eminent painter of the French school...studied art at Paris under the celebrated Guerin

The Late Mr. Robert Brown, Keeper of Botany in the British Museum... 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Late Mr. Robert Brown, Keeper of Botany in the British Museum, from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank, 1858. Engraving from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank

The late Mr. Henry Kingsley, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Henry Kingsley, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company. British writer, brother of the better-known Charles Kingsley

The late Lord Lyttelton, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Lord Lyttelton, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. R.W. Thrupp, of Birmingham, of George William Lyttelton, fourth Lord Lyttelton of Frankley...After passing through Eton

The late Mr. H. Gastineau, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. H. Gastineau, 1876. This venerable gentleman...was a water-colour artist of no mean pretensions, and laboured to the last in his profession, of which he was devotedly fond

The late Dr. Parkes, Army Medical School, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Dr. Parkes, Army Medical School, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Barraud and Jerrard. Professor of Military Hygiene at the Army Medical School

The late F. Freiligrath, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late F. Freiligrath, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company of a...popular German poet [whose] earliest published poems bear the date of 1826

The late Rev. Canon Conway, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Rev. Canon Conway, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Charles Watkins. The Rev. William Conway, Canon of Westminster, and Rector of St

The late Colonel Charles Chesney, R.E. 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Colonel Charles Chesney, R.E. 1876. Colonel Charles Cornwallis Chesney, an accomplished officer of the scientific branch of the Army...bore worthily the name thus inseparably connected with

The late Colonel A. Strange, F.R.S. 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Colonel A. Strange, F.R.S. 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Maull and Co. Colonel Alexander Strange...did much very good service in the work of the trigonometrical survey in

The late Alfred Holmes, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Alfred Holmes, 1876. British composer and violinist. In his youth he was a distinguished violinist; he and his brother, Mr

The late Dr. H. Gauntlett, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Dr. H. Gauntlett, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Maull and Co. As an enthusiastic amateur, and admirer of the compositions of Sebastian Bach...[this accomplished musician] undertook

The late General Sir H. Taylor, G.C.B. 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late General Sir H. Taylor, G.C.B. 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Maull and Co. British army officer who died...in the ninety-third year of his age

The late Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Maull and Co. Walker...entered the Navy in 1812 [aged 10]...and continued in the active service of his own country

The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Sir John Taylor Coleridge, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Williams, of a British judge, ...a nephew of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge...[He attended] Corpus Christi College

The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. British engineer and...author of some useful inventions for the improvement of the machinery of cotton manufacture...Another subject in which Mr

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"Remembering the Death of Cricket: The Sporting Times' Mock Obituary in 1882" In a satirical twist, The Sporting Times published a mock obituary on April 20th, 1872, announcing the demise of cricket. Little did they know that this playful piece would become an iconic moment in sporting history. Richard Corfield - A Life Well-Lived and Fondly Remembered With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Richard Corfield, whose obituary serves as a testament to his remarkable journey through life. His legacy will forever be etched in our memories. Kehoe Hanged: New York Herald's Grim Announcement from December 19th, 1878 The chilling news of Kehoe's hanging reverberated through the pages of the New York Herald. This somber lithograph captures the weighty atmosphere surrounding this tragic event. Charles Gounod: A Melodic Farewell (Litho) As Charles Gounod took his final bow, his musical genius echoed throughout eternity. This lithograph pays homage to a maestro who left an indelible mark on classical music. Miss Hlawaczek: Pioneering Female Explorer Embarks on Expedition (January 1894) Breaking barriers and defying societal norms, Miss Hlawaczek embarked on an awe-inspiring expedition in January 1894. Her courage and determination continue to inspire generations of adventurers. Unveiling Lord Macaulay's Library: A Treasure Trove for Knowledge Seekers Step into Lord Macaulay's library—a sanctuary where wisdom resides amidst rows upon rows of books. This engraving invites you into a world steeped in intellectual curiosity and enlightenment. King George II Bids Adieu: Second Page Announcement from Boston Evening Post On this fateful day, King George II breathed his last breath—his passing marked by solemnity across the land. This second-page announcement captures the nation's collective grief and uncertainty.