File:Bound Print, Pompe funèbre de Philipe de France Roy d’Espagne et des Indes, V. du nom, en l’église de Notre Dame de Paris, le XV décembre M.D.CCXLVI (Funeral of Philip V of Spain in the church of (CH 18221193-3).jpg

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Engraved by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger
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English: Bound Print, Pompe funèbre de Philipe de France Roy d’Espagne et des Indes, V. du nom, en l’église de Notre Dame de Paris, le XV décembre M.D.CCXLVI (Funeral of Philip V of Spain in the church of Notre Dame, Paris, December 15, 1746), 1756
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English: Interior view of the cathedral of Notre Dame during the funeral ceremony for Philip V of Spain in Paris, France. Highly decorated interior with vaulted ceilings, stained-glass windows, candelabra, and drapery. On a mezzanine level, large arched niches similar to opera boxes full of seated figures. At the center of each arch, a large ornamented escutcheon surmounted by a crown. At the ground level, crowds of figures sit and stand for the service. An ornate baldachin at right, the columns of which are decorated with many candelabra. At the center of the baldachin is a hanging shroud. Above the baldachin, a large hanging canopy, the fabric of which is decorated with a pattern of diamonds, the top of which is decorated by a skull. A row of monks sit near the baldachin in traditional costume, holding rifles. Altar and bishop at left.
Date 1756
date QS:P571,+1756-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium etching and engraving on paper
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-205-11
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 PHILIPPE DE FRANCE ROY D’ESPAGNE ET DES INDES, V. DU NOM, EN L’EGLISE DE NÔTRE DAME / DE PARIS LE XV. DECEMBRE M.D. CCXLVI. / Cette Pompe ordonnée par M. Le Duc d’Aumont, Pair de France, Premier Gentilhomme de la Chambre du ROY, a eté Conduitte par M. Le Noir de Cindré Intendant et Controlleur / general de l’Argenterie, Menus Plaisirs et affaires de la Chambre de SA MAJESTÉ.
  • Country: France
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