Monument of King Louis XVI of France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Above at left: a variation of 1938-88-1298 at right below. In front of the pedestal and of the mouldings of the base of the sarcophagus is the escutcheon with the crown. Beside are the draperies. The body of the sarcophagus is as in 1938-88-1295. Above is a pedestal with the standing figure as in 1938-88-1292, with weapons surrounding the base, left. Laterally below sit two female allegories. An architectural plan is overdrawn. Center: a crowned woman, carrying a mace and a shield with fleur-de-lis. 1, 2 sitting at the corner of the entablature of a sarcophagus. Above at right, in its lower left part not executed because of the figure in the center: the architectural setting is a variation of 1938-88-1298 right, below. The canopy hangs along the walls of the intercolumniation. In front of the upper part of the pedestal and of the foot of the tub-like sarcophagus are two putti supporting an escutcheon. Above is a pedestal with a kneeling statue and two below laterally sitting figures. Above at right are accounts, part of which is overdrawn by the last described project., Rome, Italy, 1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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