Monument of King Louis XVI of France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Intended for the same place as 1938-88-1292. Below is a pedestal, whose front is in the main part decorated with an escutcheon in front of a trophy of weapons, and which is covered by a fringed cloth, which is held up by two putti. Above stands a sarcophagus, whose body has the shape of a trapezium, with a relief framed by mouldings. Upon the cover sit two female allegories and support a medallion with a bust portrait, and a crown on top. The entablature is outlined., 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, lined off-white laid paper, Intended, place, 1938-88-1292, pedestal, front, main part decorated, escutcheon, front, trophy, weapons, covered, fringed cloth, held up, two putti, stands, sarcophagus, body, shape, trapezium, relief framed, mouldings, Upon, cover sit two female allegories, support, medallion, bust portrait, crown, top, entablature, outlined, Rome, Italy, 1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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