Coffins Collection

The Triumph of Death, c. 1350 (fresco)
XAL266290 The Triumph of Death, c.1350 (fresco) by Master of the Triumph of Death, (fl.1360-80) (attributed to); Camposanto, Pisa, Italy; (add.info.: Le Triomphe de la Mort; ); Italian

Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). Creator: Vasily Perov
Accompanying the dead, 1865, (1965). A Russian family transporting a coffin through the snow on a sledge. Painting, also known as Seeing off the Dead, or Last Journey, in the State Tretyakov Gallery

Lord Have Mercy Upon Us : The Plague in London (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF180917 Lord Have Mercy Upon Us : The Plague in London (woodcut) (b/w photo) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: petition to God asking to end the plague; ); English

Jacob Wainwright with Livingstones coffin, London, 1874 (albumen print)
622822 Jacob Wainwright with Livingstones coffin, London, 1874 (albumen print) by Elliott & Fry Studio (fl.1860-90); 6.1x9.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: David Livingstone (1813-73)

The Shepherds Chief Mourner (engraving)
1621155 The Shepherds Chief Mourner (engraving) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shepherds Chief Mourner)

Face from a Coffin, Ptolemaic Period-early Roman Period (332 BCE-100 CE). Creator: Unknown
Face from a Coffin, Ptolemaic Period-early Roman Period (332 BCE-100 CE)

Shabti and Coffin, Middle Kingdom-Ptolemaic Period (2061-31 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Shabti and Coffin, Middle Kingdom-Ptolemaic Period (2061-31 BCE)

Bronze Coffin with Two Lizards, 664 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Bronze Coffin with Two Lizards, 664 B.C

Face from a Coffin, Late Period 25th-30th Dynasties (712-332 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Face from a Coffin, Late Period 25th-30th Dynasties (712-332 BCE)

A Roman Coffin, recently discovered at Shadwell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Roman Coffin, recently discovered at Shadwell, 1858. A curious discovery made by workmen digging at Shadwell Basin on the River Thames in London:..they came to a ponderous leaden coffin

Widow with four children and a coffin, 1782. Creator: Aert Schouman
Widow with four children and a coffin, 1782. Weeping woman with small children. On the curtain is a poem in memory of the death of the poet Wielheesen

Le Vice suprême (The Supreme Vice), 1884. Creator: Félicien Rops
Le Vice supreme (The Supreme Vice), 1884. From Le Vice supreme, frontispiece

Cartoon on the voluntary sacrifice for the Fatherland, 1774-1833. Creator: Jacob Smies
Cartoon on the voluntary sacrifice for the Fatherland, 1774-1833. A sleeping man by an offering box covered with a large spider web. a minister with an orange cockade flees

Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; le cercueil contenent la depouille glorieuse arrive... 1921. Creator: Unknown
Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; le cercueil contenent la depouille glorieuse arrive a l'amphitheatre du cimetiere national d'Arlington

Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; dans l'amphitheatre d'Arlington: les plus hautes... 1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; dans l'amphitheatre d'Arlington: les plus hautes personnalites americaines et les hommes d'Etat etrangers autour de la glorieuse depouille, 1921

Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; les corps quitte le Capitole pour etre transporte au... 1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; les corps quitte le Capitole pour etre transporte au cimetiere national d'Arlington, le Pantheon des Etats-Unis, 1921

Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; au Capitole de Washington: le president Harding dispose... 1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; au Capitole de Washington: le president Harding dispose sur le cercueil le ruban de la Croix de guerre americaine, 1921

Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; au Havre: le transport du cercueil a bord de l "Olympia", dans une chapelle de drapeaux a l'arriere du croiseur, 1921

Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; la chapelle ardente ou le corps reposa d'abord a l'hotel... 1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" Americain; la chapelle ardente ou le corps reposa d'abord a l'hotel de ville de Chalons-sur-Marne, 1921

Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; Place de Venise: la glorieuse biere est portee par seize... 1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; Place de Venise: la glorieuse biere est portee par seize officiers a l'Autel de la Patrie

Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; a Rome: le corps est conduit a l'eglise Santa Maria degli...1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; a Rome: le corps est conduit a l'eglise Santa Maria degli Angeli, sur un affut de canon, et suivi, a pied, du roi

Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; le wagon decouvert, somtueusement decore, qui transporta... 1921
Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; le wagon decouvert, somtueusement decore, qui transporta le cercueil, 1921. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; la locomotive du train qui ramena le corps d'Aquilee a Rome, 1921. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Le "Soldat Inconnu" italien; le cercueil, tel qu'il repose sous l'Autel de la Patrie, 1921. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Westminster: le roi George V et, derriere lui, ses...1920
Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Westminster: le roi George V et, derriere lui, ses fils, le prince de Galles et le duc d'York, devant le cercueil, 1920

Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Londres: le 11 novembre, au onzieme coup de 11 heurs...1920
Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Londres: le 11 novembre, au onzieme coup de 11 heurs, le roi George V vient de devoiler le Cenotaphe de Whitehall, devant lequel s'est arrete

Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Boulogne: le cercueil est porte sur le contre... 1920
Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; a Boulogne: le cercueil est porte sur le contre-torpilleur britannique "Verdun", 1920

Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; le corps du Combattant britannique inconnu arrive au... 1920
Le "Combattant Inconnu" Britannique; le corps du Combattant britannique inconnu arrive au chateau de Boulogne, 1920

La mise au tombeau; Penches sur l'ouverture du caveau, huit soldats descendent le cercueil... 1920 Creator: Unknown
d'honneur, la Medaille militaire et la Croix de guerre; a gauche, de profil, M Barthou, ministre de la Guerre, qui a preside la breve et emouvante ceremonie

La mise au tombeau; descendu de la salle haute de l'Arc de Triomphe, ou il avait ete depose...1920
La mise au tombeau; descendu de la salle haute de l'Arc de Triomphe, ou il avait ete depose le 11 novembre 1920, le cercueil du Soldat inconnu est porte, le 27 janvier 1921

L'apotheose du Soldat; Un arret place de la Concorde: M Millerand et le groupe... 1920. Creator: Unknown
L'apotheose du Soldat; Un arret place de la Concorde: M Millerand et le groupe officiel derriere le canon portant le cercueil du Soldat, 1920

L'apotheose du Soldat; les drapeaux, venant du Pantheon, descendent la rue Soufflot... 1920. Creator: Unknown
L'apotheose du Soldat; les drapeaux, venant du Pantheon, descendent la rue Soufflot en tete du cortege qui se dirige vers l'Arc de Triomphe, 1920

L'apotheose du Soldat; le cercueil du Soldat sort du Pantheon: sur la place, le canon de... 1920. Creator: Unknown
L'apotheose du Soldat; le cercueil du Soldat sort du Pantheon: sur la place, le canon de 155 qui va le recevoir et la char sur lequel a ete porte le coeur de Gambetta, 1920

L'apotheose du Soldat; le ceremonie du Pantheon: pendant le discours du president... 1920. Creator: Unknown
L'apotheose du Soldat; le ceremonie du Pantheon: pendant le discours du president de la Republique devant le catafalque

L'apotheose du Soldat; le 11 novembre 1920, le cercueil du Soldat, porte par huit... 1920. Creator: H Manuel
L'apotheose du Soldat; le 11 novembre 1920, le cercueil du Soldat, porte par huit adjudants-chefs, morte les degres du Pantheon

le Soldat inconnu; le meme jour, le cercueil du Soldat inconnu est transporte de la... 1920. Creator: Jean Clair-Guyot
le Soldat inconnu; le meme jour, le cercueil du Soldat inconnu est transporte de la citadelle a la gare de Verdun, 1920. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

The Village Carpenter Bringing a Coffin for a Dead Child, 1857. Creator: Christen Dalsgaard
The Village Carpenter Bringing a Coffin for a Dead Child, 1857

Portrait of Vivien Garry and Teddy Kaye, Dixon's, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Vivien Garry and Teddy Kaye, Dixon's, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

'Go, Thou Must Play Alone my Boy, Thy Sister is in Heaven 1889, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'Go, Thou Must Play Alone my Boy, Thy Sister is in Heaven 1889, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Dormition of the Virgin. Creator: Macedonian School
Dormition of the Virgin

Victor Hugo's coffin covered with wreaths, 1885. Creator: E Durang
Victor Hugo's coffin covered with wreaths, 1885

La Violation des caveaux des rois dans la basilique de Saint-Denis, en octobre 1793, c1793. Creator: Hubert Robert
La Violation des caveaux des rois dans la basilique de Saint-Denis, en octobre 1793, c1793

Stone Coffins, found at Bath, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Stone Coffins, found at Bath, 1854. Discovery of human remains in Somerset. In the first coffin was found a skeleton of large size; in the next, two skulls

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as the Proefessional Jes... c. 1769. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as the Proefessional Jester Senraku (?) in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ()

The Isle of the Dead, 1890. Creator: Max Klinger
The Isle of the Dead, 1890

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"The Triumph of Death: A Haunting Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time to c. 1350 with this mesmerizing fresco, "The Triumph of Death. " This captivating artwork depicts a chilling scene where coffins serve as a stark reminder of mortality. As death triumphs over life, it leaves no soul untouched. "Lord Have Mercy Upon Us: The Plague's Grim Grip on London" In this haunting woodcut from the plague-ridden streets of London, coffins become symbols of despair and loss. Amidst the chaos and suffering, these somber vessels bear witness to the devastating impact of the deadly epidemic that swept through the city. "A Moment Frozen in Time: Jacob Wainwright with Livingstone's Coffin" Transport yourself to 1874 London through this poignant albumen print capturing Jacob Wainwright standing beside Livingstone's coffin. In this solemn moment, we glimpse both reverence for a great explorer and an acknowledgment of our own mortality. "Accompanying the Dead: Vasily Perov's Emotional Masterpiece" Vasily Perov’s evocative painting "Accompanying the Dead" transports us to 1865 Russia. Through his brushstrokes, he captures mourners carrying coffins with profound sorrow etched upon their faces—a powerful testament to human fragility and collective grief. "The Shepherds Chief Mourner: An Enigmatic Engraving" Delve into an enigmatic world through this thought-provoking engraving titled "The Shepherds Chief Mourner. " Here, amidst nature's beauty lies a mysterious coffin—an invitation for contemplation on life’s transience and our place within it. "Military Honours for R101: Paying Tribute to Fallen Heroes" Witness military honors bestowed upon those who perished aboard R101 airship in a tragic accident. These solemn ceremonies honor their sacrifice while reminding us how even heroes find their final resting place within the confines of a coffin.