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The last moments of W.A. Mozart. Oil painting by or after H.N. O'Neil.

The deathbed of Pope Pius VI. Engraving by A. Campanella after J. Beys, 1802.

Christopher Columbus on his death bed with a young man kneeling at the bedside; an open chest full of documents beside. Stipple engraving after G. Wappers.

Cardinal Pecci, the Camerlengo, verifying the death of Pope Pius IX. Wood engraving, 1878.

The deathbed of Raphael Sanzio: Pope Leo X scatters flowers on his dead body. Engraving by Pauquet after P.-N. Bergeret.

A saint lying on his death bed is visited by the Virgin, saints and angels. Etching by B. Picart after G. Reni.

A young woman on her deathbed surrounded by four people: one of them holds a mirror in front of her. Drawing by H. Lalaisse, 18--.

The death-bed of John Wesley, 1791. Process print after J. Sartain after M. Claxton.

King Charles VIII of France visiting the deathbed of Gian Galeazzo Sforza at the Palazzo Ducale, Pavia, 1494. Engraving by G. Beretta after P. Palagi.

Pope Leo XIII on his deathbed. Pen and ink drawing by F. Gillett after A. Bianchini, 1903.

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1845, after W. Fisk.

The deathbed of the Emperor Henry IV on a makeshift bed outside a ramshackle house: a monk kneels and prays. Photograph by J. Mudd after A. Rethel.

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Engraving by Ch. Preisel after J. Schrader.

King Philip II of Spain on his deathbed in the Escorial. Process print after a painting of ca. 1900.

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Pope Leo XIII on his deathbed. Pen and ink drawing by F. Gillett after A. Bianchini, 1903.

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Mezzotint by J. Scott, 1845, after W. Fisk.

The deathbed of the Emperor Henry IV on a makeshift bed outside a ramshackle house: a monk kneels and prays. Photograph by J. Mudd after A. Rethel.

Leonardo da Vinci on his deathbed, at Cloux in 1519, with François I and members of the royal household in attendance. Engraving by Ch. Preisel after J. Schrader.

King Philip II of Spain on his deathbed in the Escorial. Process print after a painting of ca. 1900.