Pompe funèbre de Polixène de Hesse-Rhinfels Reine de Sardaigne en l’église de Notre de Paris le XXIV Mars M. DCC. XXXV.
date: label: Date
content: 1756
name: label: Print Maker
content: Charles-Nicolas Cochin the elder, French, 1688–1754
label: Director of Production
content: Michel de Bonneval, French, 17..-1766
label: Office of
content: Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, France
label: Sculptor
content: Paul-Ambroise Slodtz, French, 1702–1758
label: Sculptor
content: Sébastien-Antoine Slodtz, French, 1695–1754
label: Publisher
content: Imprimerie de Ballard, Paris, France
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Interior view inside the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France during the funeral ceremony for the Queen of Sardinia. Highly decorated interior space with high ceilings and long drapery. Skulls throughout decorative scheme. At center, the queen's body raised up on a monument and covered by a shroud, underneath a large covered structure. Before her, a trio of three sculptures leading up the steps to her sarcophagus. Angels at either side form the bases of large candelabra and torches that illuminate the space. At their sides stand figures of men armed with swords and rifles, viewed from the back. At center, a sculpture of a winged man holding a scythe stands upon a sphere. Surrounding him are groups of objects, including a skull, helmet, crown, and pieces of a broken column. At front, a row of monks sit facing towards the body. At either side, rows of figures sit for the funeral ceremony. The plate is signed.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-205-1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bound print
label: Type
content: Bound print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 92.1 × 61.1 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/16 in.)