File:Bound Print, Pompe funèbre de Polixène de Hesse-Rhinfels Reine de Sardaigne en l’église de Notre de Paris le XXIV Mars M. DCC. XXXV. (Funeral of Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen of Sardinia, in the (CH 18221179-3).jpg

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Engraved by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the elder. Engraved by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger
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English: Bound Print, Pompe funèbre de Polixène de Hesse-Rhinfels Reine de Sardaigne en l’église de Notre de Paris le XXIV Mars M. DCC. XXXV. (Funeral of Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg, Queen of Sardinia, in the Church of Notre Dame of Paris, March 24, 1735), 1756
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English: 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.
Date 1756
date QS:P571,+1756-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions 92.1 × 61.1 cm (36 1/4 × 24 1/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-205-1
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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  • Type: Bound print
  • Inscribed: Printed in plate, lower center: POMPE FUNEBRE DE POLIXENE DE HESSE-RHINFELS REINE DE SARDAIGNE EN L’EGLISE DE NOTRE DAME / DE PARIS LE XXIV.E MARS M. DCC. XXXV. / Cette Pompe ordonnée par M. Le Duc de Gévres, Pair de France, Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre du Roy, a eté conduitte par M. de Bonneval, / intendant et Controlleur general de l’argenterie, menus plaisirs et affaires de la Chambre de sa Majesté, et executée par les Srs. Perault et Slodtz.
  • Country: France
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