Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Below is a base, with steps in the main part, and with two putti sitting laterally upon cubes, either supporting a cornucopia with a flame. In the center is a huge pedestal, whose lower rectangular part is decorated with a relief with five figures. The upper part consists of the lower part of a column, with festoons around the shaft. On top is a cushion with the crown lying obliquely upon two crossed objects., Rome, Italy, 1793


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