Monument of King Louis XVI of France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, red ink on off-white laid paper, Funeral decorations for King Louis XVI of France. The elevations of a pyrmaid with a rectangular sockle, standing upon a base. In the middle of the base are four steps, at its corners stand candelabra consisting of four superimposed bag calyces and supported by sitting griffins, with a flame. The sockle has below a moulding, which forms the door frame. Trophies of weapons fill the remainder of the sockle. The door frame is decorated above with a festoon. Above the entablature are a moulding with an inscription and a triangle with a trophy as a pediment. In the upper part of the pyramid is an oval bust portrait, framed by the slope of a festoon. Colored background. Below is a scale, pen, ink., Rome, Italy, 1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Monument, King Louis XVI, France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, graphite, red ink, off-white laid paper, Funeral decorations, King Louis XVI, France, elevations, pyrmaid, rectangular sockle, standing upon, base, middle, base, four steps, corners stand candelabra consisting, four superimposed bag calyces, supported, sitting griffins, flame, sockle, moulding, forms, door frame, Trophies, weapons fill, remainder, sockle, door frame, decorated, festoon, entablature, moulding, inscription, triangle, trophy, pediment, upper part, pyramid, oval bust portrait, framed, slope, festoon, Colored background, scale, pen, ink, Rome, Italy, 1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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