Collection of several hundred death-related prints
17th-19th cent., various (large) sizes and techniques, incl. col. prints.
A unique collection, brought together over many decades. Incl. a.o.: many wood-engr. or lithogr. (double-p.) prints from folio-sized magazines such as The Graphic, The Illustrated London News, Gil Blas and Le Petit Journal; and 9 double-p. folio-sized engr. from Bernard Picart, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (ca. 1730). (total several hundred)