Obituaries Collection

The Late Prince Frederick William of Hesse Darmstadt, Youngest Son of Princess Alice (engraving)
1105408 The Late Prince Frederick William of Hesse Darmstadt, Youngest Son of Princess Alice (engraving) by English School

The late Sir John Barrow (engraving)
1617791 The late Sir John Barrow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Sir John Barrow)

Major Allan Wilson, commanding a Party of the British South Africa Companys Troops in the Matabili War (b / w photo)
1604424 Major Allan Wilson, commanding a Party of the British South Africa Companys Troops in the Matabili War (b/w photo) by English Photographer

William Morris (engraving)
1605852 William Morris (engraving) by Railton, Herbert (1857-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Morris. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 October 1896)

The Late Sir John Everett Millais (b / w photo)
1605712 The Late Sir John Everett Millais (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Sir John Everett Millais)

Whole page from The Illustrated London News, July 5, 1856. Notes of the Week, Obituaries of Eminent Persons and Metropolitan News. Date: 1856

The late General W T Sherman, Commander of the United States Western Army in 1864 (engraving)
1602877 The late General W T Sherman, Commander of the United States Western Army in 1864 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late General W T Sherman)

The late Mr R M Ballantyne (engraving)
1604547 The late Mr R M Ballantyne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr R M Ballantyne)

The Archduke John of Austria (engraving)
1596840 The Archduke John of Austria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Archduke John of Austria, (Captain Johann Orth)

The late Mr Henry Courtney Selous (b / w photo)
1596746 The late Mr Henry Courtney Selous (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Henry Courtney Selous)

The late Mr Dion Boucicault (engraving)
1596706 The late Mr Dion Boucicault (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Dion Boucicault)

The late Edward von Bauernfeld, Viennese Poet (engraving)
1596612 The late Edward von Bauernfeld, Viennese Poet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Edward von Bauernfeld, Viennese Poet)

The late Professor Carnelley, Aberdeen (engraving)
1596652 The late Professor Carnelley, Aberdeen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Professor Carnelley, Aberdeen)

Female explorer Miss Hlawaczek on expedition, January 1894
Published as part of her obituary, this illustration of Miss Hlawaczek shows her in Africa on her journey from Cape Town to Cairo with two women behind her, possibly two of her three attendants

The late A Welby Pugin, Architect (engraving)
1618465 The late A Welby Pugin, Architect (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late A Welby Pugin, Architect)

Souvenir of Mr Gladstone (engraving)
1615585 Souvenir of Mr Gladstone (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Souvenir of Mr Gladstone. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 May 1898)

The late Miss Eliza Cook (engraving)
1596174 The late Miss Eliza Cook (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Miss Eliza Cook. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 October 1889)

The late Mr George Bell (engraving)
1596903 The late Mr George Bell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr George Bell. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 December 1890)

The late Reverend E Capel Cure, Canon of Windsor (engraving)
1596902 The late Reverend E Capel Cure, Canon of Windsor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Reverend E Capel Cure, Canon of Windsor)

The late Mr Arthur Cs Barkly, CMG, late Governor of Heligoland (engraving)
1596741 The late Mr Arthur Cs Barkly, CMG, late Governor of Heligoland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Arthur Cs Barkly, CMG)

The late Viscount Cantelupe, drowned while yachting in Belfast Lough (engraving)
1596844 The late Viscount Cantelupe, drowned while yachting in Belfast Lough (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Viscount Cantelupe)

Chopin (engraving)
1096525 Chopin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chopin. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Anthony Trollope (engraving)
1061261 Anthony Trollope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Trollope. Illustration for The Graphic)

Death of Mrs Fry (engraving)
1101495 Death of Mrs Fry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Mrs Fry. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

The late Prince Bismarck (litho)
1606346 The late Prince Bismarck (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Prince Bismarck. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 August 1898)

The late Prince Bismarck (engraving)
1606345 The late Prince Bismarck (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Prince Bismarck. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 August 1898)

The late Jules Simon (engraving)
1605398 The late Jules Simon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Jules Simon. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 June 1896)

The late Henry Stacy Marks, RA (litho)
1615095 The late Henry Stacy Marks, RA (litho) by Marks, Henry Stacey (1829-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Henry Stacy Marks, RA)

The Life of President McKinley (b / w photo)
1628343 The Life of President McKinley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life of President McKinley)

The late Mr A M Mackay, Agent of the Church Missionary Society in Uganda, Lake Victoria Nyanza (b / w photo)
1626966 The late Mr A M Mackay, Agent of the Church Missionary Society in Uganda, Lake Victoria Nyanza (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The late Duke of Aosta, Prince Amadeo of Italy, Ex-King of Spain (b / w photo)
1626715 The late Duke of Aosta, Prince Amadeo of Italy, Ex-King of Spain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Duke of Aosta)

Schwanthaler, the Sculptor (engraving)
1617810 Schwanthaler, the Sculptor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schwanthaler, the Sculptor)

The late Mr Wilkie Collins, Novelist (engraving)
1596162 The late Mr Wilkie Collins, Novelist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Wilkie Collins, Novelist)

The late Right Honourable Sir Barnes Peacock, Judicial Committee of Privy Council (engraving)
1596936 The late Right Honourable Sir Barnes Peacock, Judicial Committee of Privy Council (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Late James Fenimore Cooper (engraving)
1102294 The Late James Fenimore Cooper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late James Fenimore Cooper)

Charles Robert Darwin, LL D, FRS (engraving)
1060721 Charles Robert Darwin, LL D, FRS (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Robert Darwin, LL D, FRS)

The late Thomas Faed, RA, and his Work (litho)
1600121 The late Thomas Faed, RA, and his Work (litho) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Thomas Faed, RA, and his Work)

The late Sir Charles Wetherell (engraving)
1617284 The late Sir Charles Wetherell (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Sir Charles Wetherell)

Souvenir of Mr Gladstone (engraving)
1615584 Souvenir of Mr Gladstone (engraving) by Richmond, George (1809-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Souvenir of Mr Gladstone)

The late Mr C E Mudie, Founder of "Mudies Library"(engraving)
1596827 The late Mr C E Mudie, Founder of " Mudies Library" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr C E Mudie)

The late Mr R A Morritt, of Rokeby (engraving)
1596784 The late Mr R A Morritt, of Rokeby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr R A Morritt, of Rokeby)

The late Miss Marianne North (engraving)
1596682 The late Miss Marianne North (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Miss Marianne North)

The late Earl of Iddesleigh (engraving)
1594640 The late Earl of Iddesleigh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Earl of Iddesleigh)

The Late Sir John Everett Millais, Obituaries (b / w photo)
1605710 The Late Sir John Everett Millais, Obituaries (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Sir John Everett Millais, Obituaries)

The late Mr Edwin Waugh, the Lancashire Poet (engraving)
1627008 The late Mr Edwin Waugh, the Lancashire Poet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Edwin Waugh, the Lancashire Poet)

The late Right Honourable Sir Louis Mallet, CB (engraving)
1626807 The late Right Honourable Sir Louis Mallet, CB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Right Honourable Sir Louis Mallet, CB)

The late Duke of Grafton (engraving)
1625139 The late Duke of Grafton (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Duke of Grafton. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 October 1844)

The Late Eugene Delacroix (engraving)
1102685 The Late Eugene Delacroix (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Eugene Delacroix)

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"Remembering Remarkable Lives: A Glimpse into the Obituaries of Extraordinary Individuals" In a world filled with fleeting moments, these obituaries immortalize the legacies left behind by remarkable individuals. From princes to poets, generals to playwrights, their lives have shaped history and inspired generations. The Late Prince Frederick William of Hesse Darmstadt, youngest son of Princess Alice, stands as a testament to royal lineage and noble character. Through an exquisite engraving, his presence is forever etched in our memories. Sir John Barrow's engraved portrait captures the essence of a man who dedicated his life to exploration and discovery. His contributions paved the way for future adventurers seeking uncharted territories. Major Allan Wilson's black-and-white photograph serves as a haunting reminder of sacrifice during times of war. Commanding troops in the Matabili War, he exemplified bravery and unwavering commitment to duty. William Morris' intricate engraving showcases not only his artistic prowess but also his role as a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement. His influence on design continues to shape modern aesthetics. Through Sir John Everett Millais' monochromatic image, we glimpse into the soulful eyes of an artist whose brushstrokes brought masterpieces to life. His talent transcended boundaries and touched hearts worldwide. A whole page from The Illustrated London News dated July 5th, 1856 takes us back in time—a treasure trove capturing stories that unfolded during an era long gone but never forgotten. General W T Sherman's commanding presence shines through an engraved portrait depicting him as Commander of the United States Western Army in 1864. He led with strategic brilliance during one of America's most tumultuous periods. Mr R M Ballantyne's engraved likeness reminds us that literature has always been a gateway to adventure—his tales transporting readers across oceans and into untamed lands where heroes were born.