Vintage Gravestones

The stone detail may have been by popular 18th century gravestone carver, John Locke.

A young boy from the Gorbals area of Glasgow playing leap-frog over gravestones. Children play in the graveyard because they have no gardens or playgrounds.

The surrounding gravestones, irregularly scattered across the lush, sunlit churchyard, lend a peaceful, nostalgic air to the piece.

The viewpoint from within the graveyard offers strong visual impact, with tilted and weathered gravestones casting long shadows across the grass.

A striking and highly evocative photograph by renowned Magnum photographer Dennis Stock, depicting actor James Dean standing beside the gravestone of his grandfather in Fairmount, In...

This serene landscape painting captures a quaint countryside church nestled among greenery and gravestones. The artist skilfully balances the somber atmosphere of the cemetery in the...

The left panel presents a solemn procession through a graveyard scene, marked by crosses, gravestones, and compressed architectural forms that blur the line between sacred ground and...

Grunwell’s attention to detail brings out the weathered stone walls, Gothic windows, and aged gravestones, creating a composition that is both peaceful and evocative.

Features a traditional English churchyard setting, complete with gravestones, mature trees, and lush overgrowth, adding to the historic charm.

Rendered in the usual flat, Primitive style employed by Theodore Jeremenko, this scene also features a unique cozy assemblage of gravestones in muted neutral colors.

Surrounded by lush greenery and aged gravestones, this scene captures the timeless serenity of the English countryside.

The surrounding greenery and weathered gravestones add depth, atmosphere, and a sense of timeless English tranquillity.

Grunwell captures the church’s distinctive tower, elaborate stone tracery, and expansive stained-glass windows with remarkable sensitivity. The surrounding gravestones and mature tre...

On the left, St John the Baptist Church, located in Horfield, is depicted with its distinctive square tower and churchyard, nestled among greenery and gravestones. Known for its Norm...

She returns to themes of intimacy and absence, exposing her own vulnerability on her own terms. This diptych of a gravestone duo is a well-known motif in her oeuvre, exemplifying h...

Tranquil and Atmospheric: The surrounding greenery and gravestones add depth and historical significance. Ideal for Collectors of Ecclesiastical Art or Bristol History: A timeless pi...

The surrounding ancient gravestones and overhanging trees add a sense of depth and narrative, drawing the viewer into this idyllic, historic setting.

A group of boys playing leapfrog amongst the gravestones of the Corporation Burial Ground in Rutherglen Road, one of the few areas of greenery in the Gorbals, a slum district of Glas...

The colophon is set within the gravestone engraving from 'Gray's Elegy' (Golden Cockerel Press, 1946), used there for the Epitaph.

It depicts a face above a gravestone. 9 1/4" x 6 3/4" art 18" x 15 3/4" frame Beckett R.

After a few years as a gravestone sculptor in his father’s company, he returned to Roma and took up a professorship.

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

Even though he was an avid world traveller, Lewis always returned to Montreal to his studio above Berson Monuments, a gravestone carving company on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which he ...

According to his wishes, the following inscription appears on his gravestone: Alberto Magnelli, 1888-1971, pittore fiorentino.

This playful piece depicts a graveyard in the early morning light. The gravestones feature shadows in various poses: a man sneaking with a shovel, a woman laying down flowers, anothe...

The heavy, flat limestone slabs traditionally used to print lithographs further recall the shape and weight of a gravestone -- a tongue-in-cheek reference typical of Ricard's work.

On Michael Kenny's gravestone in Highgate cemetery is the title of one of his sculptures, More Loved Than Known.

The printed shape of the stone recurs frequently in Ricard's work, here functioning as a pun ("carve his poems in stone") and as a memento mori, a gravestone bearing the two poets' n...