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A priest administering the sacrament of extreme unction to a dying woman. Wood engraving by N. Knilling.

A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by earlier frivolity. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Plague victims in Rome receiving the Eucharist from a cardinal in procession. Etching by A. Legros.

A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by early frivolity. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

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A prisoner lies dying in his bed, his life ruined by earlier frivolity. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

Chaos in the aftermath of battle with the dead and wounded being attended to as the armies retreat. Engraving by J. J. Kleinschmidt after G. P. Rugendas I.

A priest administering extreme unction to a dying man in a bedchamber with a makeshift altar. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

A dying man receiving extreme unction from a priest while surrounded by servants and his grieving family. Etching by A. Baratti after A. Novelli after B. Picart.

A priest administering the sacrament of extreme unction to a dying woman. Wood engraving by N. Knilling.