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Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners. These were not rare in ...
The death mask of 18th century sailor Richard Parker Golden funeral mask of Tutankhamun Posthumous portrait bust of Henry VII of England by Pietro Torrigiano, supposedly made using his death mask. A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from ...
The best-known writings of Holocaust victims are listed here, but for a more complete catalog, see List of posthumous publications of Holocaust victims. Julius Caesar — Commentarii de Bello Civili; Hélène Berr — The Journal of Hélène Berr; Agatha Christie* — Agatha Christie: An Autobiography; Rachel Corrie — Let Me Stand Alone
PHOTO: An airtanker drops water over the Palisades Fire, near Will Rogers State Historic Park in Pacific Palisades, California on January 8, 2025. (Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)
Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards 1984 Catalogue Raisonné Number 84-05 Oil and Aerosol Paint on Canvas 198.3 x 148cm (78 x 58 in) Private collection Features Bacon's companion and sole heir, John Edwards. Sold by Pierre Chen at Christie's in 2014 for $80.8 million. [13] [14] Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86 1985-1986
Stark images show the "heartbreaking" aftermath of the Los Angeles County wildfires, which continue to burn.
William Sidney Mount (November 26, 1807 – November 19, 1868) was a 19th-century American genre painter. Born in Setauket, New York in 1807, Mount spent much of his life in his hometown and the adjacent village of Stony Brook, where he painted portraits, landscapes, and scenes inspired by daily life from the 1820s until his death in 1868 at the age of sixty.