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    The Tragedy of the Seas (1841)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration, Death

    The Tragedy of the Seas (1841)

    Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1523–5)
    Images / 
    Death

    Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death (1523–5)

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop
    Images / 
    Design & Typography, Death

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)
    Books / 
    Death

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)
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    Death

    Francesco Tamagno sings Verdi’s Otello, Death Scene (1903)

    The Death and Burial of Cock Robin
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Death

    The Death and Burial of Cock Robin

    The Steps of Life
    Images / 
    Death, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Steps of Life

    New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)
    Images / 
    Death, Humour & Satire

    New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)

    The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar (ca. 1621)
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    War, Death

    The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar (ca. 1621)

    Images from The Champion Text Book on Embalming (1897)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Death

    Images from The Champion Text Book on Embalming (1897)

    A Collection of Very Valuable and Scarce Pieces relating to the Last Plague in the Year 1665 (1721)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, Death

    A Collection of Very Valuable and Scarce Pieces relating to the Last Plague in the Year 1665 (1721)

    Barbara Allen performed by Frank Luther (1928)
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    Death, Love

    Barbara Allen performed by Frank Luther (1928)

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)
    Books / 
    Death, Crime

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)

    Nekrokēdeia or The Art of Embalming (1705)
    Books / 
    Death, Customs & Culture

    Nekrokēdeia or The Art of Embalming (1705)

    A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons (1820)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, Death

    A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons (1820)

    Life and Death Contrasted (ca.1770)
    Images / 
    Wisdom, Death

    Life and Death Contrasted (ca.1770)

    The Monster (1903)
    Film / 
    Ghosts & Occult, Death

    The Monster (1903)

    Decayed Daguerreotypes
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    People, Death

    Decayed Daguerreotypes

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    The life and death of Mr. Badman presented to the world in a familiar dialogue between Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Attentive (1900 edition)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    The life and death of Mr. Badman presented to the world in a familiar dialogue between Mr. Wiseman and Mr. Attentive (1900 edition)

    Rhyming Drugstore Advertisements (1885)
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    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography, Death, Humour & Satire

    Rhyming Drugstore Advertisements (1885)

    A History of Mourning (1890)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    A History of Mourning (1890)

    William Cheselden’s Osteographia (1733)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Death

    William Cheselden’s Osteographia (1733)

    The Beatus of Facundus (1047)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    The Beatus of Facundus (1047)

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