State Funeral - Gallery

Gallery

• A drawing depicting the funeral cortege of Richard II of England leaving Pontefract Castle, 1468.

• A drawing by William Camden depicting the funeral cortège of Queen Elizabeth I of England, 1603.

• A drawing by Sebastián Muñoz depicting the lying in state of Queen Maria Luisa of Spain, 1689.

• The coffin of Horatio Nelson in the crossing of Saint Paul's Cathedral during his state funeral, with the dome hung with captured French and Spanish flags, 1805.

• The funeral train of Abraham Lincoln departing Washington D.C. en route to Springfield, Illinois for interment, 1865.

• A drawing depicting Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession in New York City en route from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, 1865.

• The funeral procession of Thomas D'Arcy McGee during his state funeral in Ottawa, Canada, 1868.

• James A. Garfield's coffin lying in state on the Lincoln Catafalque in the United States Capitol Rotunda, 1881.

• An honor guard carrying the coffin of William McKinley up the east steps of the United States Capitol, 1901.

• The funeral procession of Edward VII of the United Kingdom in London, 1910.

• The coffin of General Frederick Funston lying in state inside San Francisco City Hall in San Francisco, 1917.

• The funeral procession of Liliuokalani in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1917.

• A departure ceremony held on the center steps at the United States Capitol Building as honor guards carry the coffin of the Unknown Soldier of World War I to limbers and caissons, 1921.

• The lying in state of Italian tenor Enrico Caruso at the Church San Francisco de Paulo in Naples, 1921.

• Pope Benedict XV lying in state at Saint Peter's Basilica, 1922.

• A limbers and caissons carrying the remains of Warren G. Harding at the North Portico entrance of the White House before its procession down Pennsylvania Avenue en route to the United States Capitol Building, 1923.

• The funeral procession for Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto in Tokyo, 1943.

• A caisson carrying the remains of Franklin D. Roosevelt proceeds down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the United States Capitol, 1945.

• The coffin of Ben Chifley, the 16th Prime Minister of Australia, lying in state inside King's Hall, Old Parliament House, Canberra, 1951.

• The funeral procession of former Argentinian First Lady Eva Peron, 1952.

• The remains of John F. Kennedy lying in repose in the East Room of the White House, 1963.

• The caparisoned, riderless horse named "Black Jack" during a departure ceremony held at the United States Capitol Building in conjunction with the state funeral of John F. Kennedy, 1963.

• Robert Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy seen following Jacqueline Kennedy as she leaves the United States Capitol with John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Caroline Kennedy, after viewing the lying in state of John F. Kennedy, 1963.

• The remains of Dwight D. Eisenhower being carried down the center steps of the east front of the United States Capitol Building by honor guards, 1969.

• The funeral cortège of Juan Domingo Perón in Buenos Aires, 1974.

• The funeral cortège of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother proceeds from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, 2002.

• A caisson carrying the remains of Ronald Reagan down Constitution Avenue en route to the United States Capitol, 2004.

• The caparisoned, riderless horse named Sergeant York during the ceremonial funeral procession of Ronald Reagan, with a ceremonial sword attached to the saddle and a pair of the president's boots reversed in the stirrups, 2004.

• The body of Pope John Paul II lying in state at Saint Peter's Basilica, 2005.

• The coffin of Gerald Ford lying in state in the rotunda of the United States Capitol during his state funeral, 2006.

• The coffin of President of Poland Lech Kaczyński is carried, 2010.

• Argentine President Cristina Fernández passing by the coffin of her husband Nestor Kirchner.