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    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)
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    Death

    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins
    Images / 
    Architecture, Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins

    John Reynolds’ Book of Murder Tales (1621–1635)
    Books / 
    Death, Crime & Law

    John Reynolds’ Book of Murder Tales (1621–1635)

    The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times (1884)
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    Death, Crime & Law

    The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times (1884)

    Abide With Me (1914)
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    Death

    Abide With Me (1914)

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

    The Tragedy of the Seas (1841)

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

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

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

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop

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

    Barbara Allen performed by Frank Luther (1928)

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)
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    Death, Crime & Law

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)

    Nekrokēdeia or The Art of Embalming (1705)
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    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)
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    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