Dying Collection (page 3)

An elephant fight at Lucknow during the Nawabi" as witnessed by Francois Bernier
5668951 An elephant fight at Lucknow during the Nawabi" as witnessed by Francois Bernier; (add.info.: Francois Bernier (1620-1688)

The death of Decius Mus, c.1920 (oil on canvas)
8714414 The death of Decius Mus, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Lundstrom, Vilhelm (1893-1950); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva

The Rajput Ceremony of Jauhar (Holocaust), 1567 (litho)
8660977 The Rajput Ceremony of Jauhar (Holocaust), 1567 (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rajput Ceremony of Jauhar (Holocaust), 1567

Head of a Roebuck and Two Ptarmigan, c.1830 (oil on panel)
5861540 Head of a Roebuck and Two Ptarmigan, c.1830 (oil on panel) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Edwin Henry Landseer).

Villa Nevada Cannes, France, where the Duke of Albany died, 28 March 1884 (engraving)
8631301 Villa Nevada Cannes, France, where the Duke of Albany died, 28 March 1884 (engraving) by Comba, Pierra (1859-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Nevada Cannes, France)

Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Richmond upon Thames, London (engraving)
8631314 Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton, Richmond upon Thames, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mausoleum of Sir Richard and Lady Burton)

The death of Sampson (litho)
8630434 The death of Sampson (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Sampson)

Jesus Est Enseveli et Mis au Tombeau (engraving)
8629354 Jesus Est Enseveli et Mis au Tombeau (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Est Enseveli et Mis au Tombeau)

Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving)
8644790 Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving) by European School

Chamois hunters of the Alps, one carrying an Ibex (colour litho)
8644758 Chamois hunters of the Alps, one carrying an Ibex (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chamois hunters of the Alps, one carrying an Ibex)

The death of Llewellyn, 1282 (engraving)
8636828 The death of Llewellyn, 1282 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Llewellyn, 1282)

Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving)
8644789 Antique Sculpture from the death of Alexander the Great to Constantine, Coins and Gems (engraving) by European School

The Ballad of Robin Hood (colour litho)
8634771 The Ballad of Robin Hood (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ballad of Robin Hood. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1913.); © Look and Learn

Casabianca (colour litho)
8634770 Casabianca (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casabianca. Illustration for the Children's Friend Annual for 1916.); © Look and Learn.

Hull, the first municipal crematorium in Great Britain (b/w photo)
8634659 Hull, the first municipal crematorium in Great Britain (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hull)

Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76 (colour litho)
8634281 Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Intensity of Suicide in Italy, Period 1864-76)

Intensity of Suicide in France in each department, Period 1872-76 (colour litho)
8634280 Intensity of Suicide in France in each department, Period 1872-76 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stephen Stoned to Death (engraving)
8633830 Stephen Stoned to Death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stephen Stoned to Death)

Riverside, Benares (b/w photo)
8651414 Riverside, Benares (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riverside, Benares)

Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death (engraving)
8650305 Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarpedon carried by Sleep and Death)

The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655534 The carnage at Shushan Hill, Battle of Liaoyang, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho)
8648393 William Shakespeare's play: Henry VIII (colour litho) by Hammond, Gertrude E. Demain (1862-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho)
8648404 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, Act V, Scene 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8635794 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Junius Brutus condemning his sons, Titus and Tiberius)

Hedgerow in autumn (engraving)
8635271 Hedgerow in autumn (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hedgerow in autumn)

The Death (colour litho)
8659577 The Death (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on the subject of Smugglers)

The Death of Masistius (litho)
8660797 The Death of Masistius (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Masistius)

Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus (litho)
8660791 Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cimon and the Painter Polygnotus)

King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho)
8661016 King Milinda asks Questions, BC 140 (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Milinda asks Questions, Bc.140)

The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)
8648827 The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death. "Death, playing on a dulcimer)

The death of the Chevalier Bayard (engraving)
8647268 The death of the Chevalier Bayard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of the Chevalier Bayard)

Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving)
8646726 Beauties of Shakespeare: Macbeth (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth)

The death of Brutus (engraving)
8639532 The death of Brutus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Brutus)

The death of Cato (engraving)
8639525 The death of Cato (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Cato)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8639502 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brutus condemning his sons to death)

The Kaiser's Garland: "More Cruel than Death" (litho)
8643482 The Kaiser's Garland: "More Cruel than Death" (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The last breath (coloured engraving)
8655672 The last breath (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last breath)

Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655607 Russian artillery battery under Japanese fire, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving)
8635095 Death of Epaminondas, 362 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of the ancient Theban general and statesman Epaminondas, 362 BC)

The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho)
8664097 The greyhound Mustapha at Fontenoy (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb of Konrad von Seinsheim in the Johanniskirche in Schweinfurt, Bavaria (engraving)
8663777 Tomb of Konrad von Seinsheim in the Johanniskirche in Schweinfurt, Bavaria (engraving) by German School, (14th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho)
8661455 Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho) by Mytens or Meytens, Martin van (1695-1770) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho)
8661388 The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho)
8661089 Counting the Hands cut from the Dead (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Counting the Hands cut from the Dead)

The Pedigree of El-Moizz (litho)
8661080 The Pedigree of El-Moizz (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pedigree of El-Moizz)

The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC (litho)
8661279 The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC (litho) by Brozik, Vaclav (Wenzel von) (1851-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Ramoth-Gilead 853 BC)

Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173 (engraving)
8636833 Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Thomas A Becket, 1173)

The death of Wat Tyler (engraving)
8636246 The death of Wat Tyler (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Wat Tyler)

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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.