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A selection of portraits that depict death or are related to death from the Gallery's collection. See also: 'Tombs and monuments' (Accessory) and 'Sleeping' (Activity).
Unknown man, formerly known as James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1640s
NPG 1566
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
by David Loggan
line engraving, 1661
NPG 833
The Death of the Earl of Chatham
by John Singleton Copley
oil on canvas, 1779-1781
NPG L146
Scene from John Whithead's 'Creusa'
by Philipp Audinet, published by George Cawthorn, after John Graham
etching, published 4th March 1797
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.B8.22
by Jemima Blackburn (née Wedderburn)
watercolour, 1833-1857
NPG 2772(33b)
'Stag shot by the Prince on Corrie-Buie, October 5th 1854'
by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1854
NPG P22(10)
by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1854
NPG P22(13)
John H Macdonald and the Stag shot by the Prince
by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1854
NPG P22(11)
Donald Stewart and the same Stag
by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1854
NPG P22(27)
'Study of the Head of John the Baptist in a Charger'
by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, circa 1855
NPG P2011(62)
by George Washington Wilson
albumen print, 1858
NPG P22(22)
The Funeral of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Sir George Scharf
pen and ink, 1860
NPG 2689
Queen Victoria's funeral procession
by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(52b)
Queen Victoria's funeral procession at Hyde Park Corner
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 2 February 1901
NPG P1700(53)
by Enrico Cantoni
painted plaster, 1904
NPG 5283
Lying in State of King Edward VII in Westminster Hall
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 17-19 May 1910
NPG P1700(96)
by Unknown artist
bronze death-mask, 1944
NPG 3192
Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood
by Adrian Steirn
bromide print, 27 October 2011
NPG P1697
'Portrait post-mortem of the child of Mrs Pontifex'
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59200
'Portrait post-mortem of the child of Mrs Pontifex'
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59201
'Portrait post-mortem of the child of Mrs Pontifex'
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59202
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59345
'Reproduction by order of W.G. Jennings' (post-mortem portrait of baby)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax58907
'Reproduction by order of W.G. Jennings' (post-mortem portrait of baby)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax58908
'Portrait post mortem by order of Mr Dingley' (Unknown woman)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59184
Post-mortem portrait of unknown woman
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59189
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, circa 1862
NPG Ax59348
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 27 January 1862
NPG Ax56788
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 27 January 1862
NPG Ax56789
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1862-1866
NPG Ax59023
by Maull & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x369
'R.H. Appleyard (child in a coffin)' (Beatrice Mary Appleyard)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 20 July 1864
NPG Ax63637
'Madame Lazardi's baby (post-mortem)'
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1866
NPG Ax59369
'Madame Lazardi's baby - post-mortem'
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1866
NPG Ax59370
'Reproduction by order of Madame Lazardi' (post-mortem portrait of baby)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 4 August 1866
NPG Ax59401
'Reproduction by order of Achille Courjon Esq' (post-mortem portrait of baby)
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 1866
NPG Ax59595
by August F. Vogel
albumen carte-de-visite, November 1878
NPG x21345
by Unknown photographer
albumen photomontage, 1879
NPG x132828
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Henry William Taunt & Co
woodburytype, published 1881
NPG Ax27803
Lady Jane Henrietta Swinburne; Algernon Charles Swinburne
by Unknown photographer
copy print, 1896
NPG x12832
Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège
copy by Elliott & Fry, after James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 4 February 1901
NPG x92022
Queen Victoria on her deathbed
possibly by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
bromide print, 1901
NPG x38281
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x38523
'The Funeral Procession of the Late King Edward VII in Windsor Castle.'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x38524
'Funeral of King Edward VII - Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall'
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 17-19 May 1910
NPG x38525
published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x44622
'The passing of King Edward VII'
published by James Valentine & Sons Ltd
halftone postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x44623
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 20 May 1910
NPG x44632
by W. & D. Downey, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, May 1910
NPG x193277
'Viewing a tiger shot by King George V'
by Ernest Brooks
bromide print, December 1911
NPG x134356
'H.M. King George Tiger Shotting in India' (King George V and others)
by Ernest Brooks, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, December 1911
NPG x193181
Procession of Emily Davison's funeral
by Ferdinand Louis Kehrhahn & Co
postcard print, June 1913
NPG x45196
'Miss Edith Cavell murdered, October 12th 1915, Remember!'
by Unknown photographer, after Carrey
halftone postcard print, 1915
NPG x200182
Edith Cavell's Grave in the Tir Nationale
by Unknown photographer
bromide postcard print, 1915
NPG x200188
'Removal of Miss Edith Cavell's body from the Tir National'
printed and published by R. Ringoet
bromide postcard print, 1919
NPG x200183
'Body of a German soldier named Rammler, found with the remains of Edith Cavell and Philippe Baucq'
printed and published by R. Ringoet
bromide postcard print, 1919
NPG x200184
'The funeral of General Booth'
by Unknown photographer, for Graphic Photo Union
bromide print, 24 June 1929
NPG x136614
'The funeral of General Booth'
by Unknown photographer, for Graphic Photo Union
bromide print, 24 June 1929
NPG x136615