19th Century Death Scenes

Depictions of somber moments, including people in bed and dramatic deaths. The images focus on emotional expressions and dark tones, showcasing historical and literary themes.

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808 - 1879). Un réveil en sursaut, 1865. From Croquis Parisiens. Lithograph on newsprint paper. Image: 222 mm x 211 mm (8.74 in. x 8.31 in.). Second of two states.

Ary Scheffer (1795-1858). "The death of Géricault". Oil on canvas. Paris, Museum of Romantic Life. 25300-5 Death, die, French painter, oil on canvas, bed

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879), Un Jour de grande toilette, 1847, lithograph on newsprint

GRABADO DEL HAMBRE EN MADRID. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-GRABADOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

A Fair Reward Presented in 1800 by the Un-Prudish Savages of North America to Louis-Philippe of Orléans, surgeon and expatriate, but still a Frenchman. (I salute you, gracious Black Lady, the Lord is with you.) A Namaquan Ave Maria, plate 466. Honoré Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1835. Dimensions: 202 × 265 mm (image); 265 × 347 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Damiens (IT)

Utrecht, Bloemaert, Frederick, Haarlem, Grebber, Pieter Fransz. de, Cornelis (II), Tomb of Johannes van Neercassel, verso - stamped, apostolic vicar of the Dutch Mission, with a statue of the deceased laid out on the tomb. At his feet a crucifix and a skull. The tomb bears his name and a Latin poem about his life., print, prent, prints, height 298 mm, width 335 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1603 - 1692-09, print maker, prentmaker, 1686 - 1686, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1600 - 1653-11-18, after a design by, 1614 - 1669, supervision

A small child in bed, perhaps ill. Etching.

Campania Salerno Cava dei Tirreni Museo4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

'Cleopatra and Caesar (Anthony and Cleopatra)', 19th century. Artist: JC Armytage

Statue of Saint Cecilia, by Etienne Modern, in the church of Siante in Trastevere Cecilia in Rome, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1847.

Julius Caesar (100BC-44BC). Roman statesman. Dictador of the Roman Republic. Murder. Corpse of Julius Caesar. Engraving by Ch. Baude.19th C. Published on Ilustracion Artistica, 1884, Spain.

The slaughter of two horses. .

Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andras, Catherine (1775 1860), unknown

A watercolor copy by Johann Jakob Hoch before 1806 after Bernhard Keil depicting a sleeping girl with black edging lines, focusing on figure and repose.

Beauharnais, Eugene de.

Allons bourgeois, levez-vous vite... Dated: 1852. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HONORÉ DAUMIER.

CORNEILLE, Pierre (1606-1684). French poet and playwright. 'Le Cid', tragedy in five acts. Engraving.

Louis XVII 1785 to 1795 sick and imprisoned from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Exodus of Lot and his daughters, from behind. Draughtsman: Harmen ter Borch (mentioned on object). Dating: 4-Feb-1651. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 102 mm × w 197 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Digitally restored, Der lukewarm alte, aeltere Ehemann plagt seine Frau mit Zaertlichkeiten, French copper engraving, publication from the year 1882, Digitally improved:, The lukewarm old, elderly man afflicts his woman with affections, French copper engraving, publication from the year 1882

The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

Colour etching entitled 'The Nightmare'. This cartoon shows a scantily clad woman asleep on a bed, a little man sitting on her chest pulling back her sea-through covers, as one of her arms hangs to the floor near a chamber pot written on it Ö. 'Source of Nile' and a book on a chair is titled Bruce's Travels'.

Falstaff in the laundry basket, 1792, by Johann Heinrich Fussli (1741-1825), oil on canvas, 137x170 cm.

Thaddeus Kosciuszko Tadeusz Kościuszko Sharp, William (1749 1824), Andras, Catherine (1775 1860), Departer, Invalis, parais

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulpis anoil paintingoncanvasbyRembrandthoused in theMauritshuismuseum inThe Hague, theNetherlands. The painting is regarded as one of Rembrandt's early masterpieces. Rembrandt painted this group portrait of seven surgeons and the physician Nicolaes Tulp in 1632. The painting is one of a series of group portraits that were made for the board room of the Guild of Surgeons, the earliest of which dates from 1603. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch draughtsman, painter, and printmaker. An innovative and prolific master in three medi

Albert Schindler's 1840 watercolor depicts a Toding scene with a priest in a farmers' room, capturing figures, interior, gestures, and arrangement.

Poet Alexander Pushkin on his deathbed by Kozlov, Alexander Alexeyevich (1818-1884)/ Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/ 1837/ Russia/ Pencil, Gouache and ink on paper/ Russian Painting of 19th cen./ Portrait

Don Quijote: "En esto hizo su operación el brebaje...". Museum: COLECCION PARTICULAR MADRID ESPAÑA. Author: GUSTAVE DORE.

Mary Thomas, said to have fasted for over seventy years. Etching by J. Ward, 1810.

The Assassination of Princes Edward and Richard in the Tower of London. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey, published in London around 1890, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Louis Boulanger (1806-1867). "Notre -Dame de Paris - Frollo and Esmeralda". Drawing. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 34033-14 Archdeacon, desire, drawing, heroine novel, illustration, nudite, literary work, getting, violence, naked

A Young Lady Of Properties; C.J. Staniland; 1878;, decorated; decorated fan; long dress; doll; cap; vanity; doll; wall rug; draught-screen; sable; sword; swashbuckling; chest furniture; interior; wooden chest; book; wooden floor;

Augustus u. Kleopatra , A.R.Mengs

Les nuits de Pénélope. Honoré Daumier (1808-1879). Lithographs

Klederdrachten van eiland Gozo. Costume de Ghozo (title on object). Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte - 1778 (series title). Draughtsman: Louis Ducros. Dating: 1778. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 228 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Death and a Sculptor, Antique Skeletons of Amsterdam

The Dead Alive! July 1795 Thomas Rowlandson. The Dead Alive!. After Henry Wigstead (British, 1745-1800 Margate). July 1795. Hand-colored etching. William Holland (British, 1757-1815). Prints

The Death of Napoleon Artist Unknown Napoleon Museum, Arenenberg, Switzerland

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob. Fluffikins sleeps in the wastepaper basket at the side of Sybil's bed, which he feels is rather an indignity. "I was placed by the side of Sybil's bed in the waste-paper basket." Date: 1904

Light. Scene from Bleak House by Charles Dickens (London, 1852-1853) Satire novel on the iniquities of the Court of Chancery

'Gratitude', 1834. Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham thinks: '(He offered me the Attorney Generalship, I must now do something for him.)' He then says to former prime minister Charles Grey: 'Will you accept the Privy seal my Lord'. Satirical cartoon on British politics by 'H.B.' (John Doyle). Thomas McLean, London, 1834

Marie Carteri, 1737, (1885). Artist: Unknown

Abraham's dream , Nightmares, Presidents, Chasing, Columbia Symbolic character, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, White House Washington, D.C., Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Aveline, Pierre, inventor: Francois Boucher (1703-1770), work, La Belle cuisiniere, (1000 - 2000), copper engraving, graphics, leaf width 34.7 cm, leaf height 46 cm, image width 34 cm, image height 41.7 cm

MAURA, ANTONIO. POLITICO ESPAÑOL. PALMA DE MALLORCA. 1835-1925. "ATENTADO CONTRA EL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSEJO DE MINISTROS, SR. MAURA, EN BARCELONA. DIBUJO DE CABRINET,AÑO 1904. GRABADO COLOREADO. ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

The embellments of Paris / Disadvantages of a lampion off and a sleeping invalide (registered title) | The embellishments of Paris (title of the whole)

This painting by the Dutch artist Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) shows the meeting of Antony and Cleopatra on the River Cydnus. Ancients told of Mark Antony, one of the top leaders of Roman world in first century B.C. summoning Cleopatra to meet him in Tarsus (in present-day Turkey) in 41 B.C. She delayed for a bit, so it is said, and then sailed up the River Cyndus on a magnificent barge, filled with flowers and scented with perfumes. The scene shown here is when Antony first enters the barge and see Cleopatra.

Illustration for William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Act V, Scene III. From an 18th century engraving by John Simon after a work by James Northcote.

LEON XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci) (1810-1903). Papa italiano (1878-1903). "ULTIMOS INSTANTES DE LEON XIII". Grabado de 'L'Illustration Journal Universel' (año 1903). S. XIX-XX (S. XIX-S. XX) .

Scene from the life of Bertrand du Guesclin, (19th century). Death of St Louis, King of France (1215-1270) during the second crusade, 25 August 1270. Bertrand du Guesclin (c1320-1380) entered the service of Charles of Blois, duke of Brittany, fighting against the invading English. He was knighted in 1354 and later served King Charles V of France who made him lieutenant of Normandy and count of Longueville. At the Battle of Auray (1364), Du Guesclin was ransomed after being taken prisoner by the English, and led mercenaries into Spain where he fought for Henry of Trastamara against his half-brother, Peter the Cruel of Castile. Du Guesclin won the throne of Castile and Leon for Henry, who became King Henry II. In 1370 Du Guesclin was made constable of France by Charles V, and until his death worked to drive the English out of France. Colour lithograph produced by the Monastery of Aiguebelle.

'Jones flung himself at his benefactor's feet', c1800, (1934). Artist: WRS Scott.

DECAPITACION DE UN CRIMINAL EN MOSCU. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

'Tinsel Picture': Napoleon in His Study, Hand-colored lithograph on paper, with applied, machine-cut, embossed gold paper, shredded mica and pailettes, brush and gouache on thick white wove paper, Napoleon sitting on a green couch, reading; the young King of Rome asleep on his knee; book shelves, maps and a man writing behind him; the picture surrounded by dark brown margins with gold foil in the corners., France, Paris, France, ca. 1860, figures, Print, Print

History. Europe. Witch hunt. Women convicted of being witches. Engraving. (Later colouration). Iconographic Enclyclopaedia of science, Literature and Art. 19th century. Author: HENRY WINKLES. Johan George Heck.

New year congratulations, painting by Johannes Raphael Wehle (1848-1936) German painter and illustrator. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882

Man with wine barrel; Enige Joyeuse, Pour Les Bons Esprits. A man rolls a wine barrel a cellar in a tavern. On the street is another row of vessels. Under the show Sonnet with erotic connotation in French.

Plate II, illustration of trephination. Sir Charles Bell

Tomb of Thomas Higate from Hayes Church, Attributed to Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 15 × 10 7/8 inches (38.1 × 27.6 cm), architectural subject, church, memorial, tomb, England, Greater London, London, United Kingdom

Karikatur einer schwangeren Frau, die auf einer Bettkante sitzt, Schwangerschaft, Babybauch, 1810, Gemälde von Nicolai Abildgaard, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

#102 Cuatro estudios para un grabado. Museum: COLECION PARTICULAR / MADRID / ESPAÑA. Author: EDUARDO NARANJO.

One man is lifting flour from a large lidded storage box and the other is rolling dough on the table. Coloured lithograph.

Catherina ter Borch in her coffin, 1633 Zwolle paper. ink. watercolor (paint) brush Zwolle paper. ink. watercolor (paint) brush

Reflex i blått Reflection in Blue. Date/Period: 1887. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 800 mm (31.49 in); Width: 640 mm (25.19 in). Author: EVA BONNIER.

Study of the right foot; Quatrième Livre the principles du dessein au crayon. Study of the right foot. Title Print from series of unknown number of prints to illustrate the principles of drawing with chalk to example of Louis Gabriel Blanchet. Print is part of bundle prints with four blades from this series, tied together with a string.

Albrecht Dürer: The worship of the kings (detail), Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. Donation of the Ballheimer family, Hamburg

Man drying silkworm cocoons over a charcoal pan surrounded by bamboo screen and using blanket and fan to regulate draught. Chinese tempera painting on rice paper (19th century)

Disposal of dead bodies during the cholera epidemic of 1835 in Palermo. Lithograph by G. Castagnola.

VICTOR HUGO French novelist Date: 1802 - 1885

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