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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.
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.
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
Winged death headstone carved by the unknown "Old Stone Cutter of Charlestown" Granary, Boston. 17th century. The death's head is the earliest and most frequently occurring motif in colonial-era American headstones. The head usually is winged, and accompanied by imagery such as hourglasses, bones and coffins. [33]
Twenty-six years ago, the world looked on as Prince William and Prince Harry said goodbye to their mom. Read on for photos of the day Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest.
Liam Payne’s funeral to take place. Liam Payne obituary. 09:25, Roisin O'Connor. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Payne was drawn to singers such as Usher and Justin Timberlake.He remembered his ...
In addition, Taiwan's President of the Control Yuan Fredrick Chien and Representative Chen Chien-jen attended the funeral. [39] The funeral for Reagan was the largest in the United States since that of John F. Kennedy in 1963. [9] [40] President Kennedy's daughter, Caroline, and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg, both attended. [41]
300,000 (State funeral) [12] Funeral of Sholem Aleichem: May 13, 1916 United States: New York City: at least 250,000 [13] Funerals of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht: June 13, 1919 Weimar Republic: Berlin: 200,000 [14] Funeral of Michael Collins: August 28, 1922 Ireland: Dublin: 500,000 [15] Funeral of Rudolph Valentino: August 30, 1926 ...