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Drawing, Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France, 1775

This is a Drawing. It was created by Giuseppe Barberi and architect: Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1775 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

16.4 x 17.1 cm (6 7/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d and 457e); Upper part of watermark: "X" in a heart form with a cross on top.

It is inscribed

At front is the inscription "LVIGI XVI" the "I" being scarcely indicated.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France, 1775; Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper; 16.4 x 17.1 cm (6 7/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-1340

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