Memorial for King Louis XVI of France, Ludovicus XVI, Innocens Mortuus est, print, prayer card, Next to a memorial with the portrait bust of Louis XVI, King of France, stand a grieving woman and an angel pointing to the sky. On the verso, the call to pray for the soul of Louis XVI., printmaker: Jacob Willem Strunck, publisher: Theodorus Crayenschot, Netherlands, 1793 - 1813, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching and text in letterpress on verso, height 113 mm x width 77 mm, Person, Louis XVI (King of France), grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers, A faint pencil or ink sketch on aged paper shows a sculpted bust atop a tall plinth, flanked by two draped figures; one figure stands with a covered head and a hand near the face, the other appears winged and gestures upward while holding a wreath near a reclining form at the base of the plinth. The scene includes sparse, leafless branches rising beside the figures and a rectangular tablet set into the plinth. The drawin...
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Memorial for King Louis XVI of France, Ludovicus XVI, Innocens Mortuus est, print, prayer card, Next to a memorial with the portrait bust of Louis XVI, King of France, stand a grieving woman and an angel pointing to the sky. On the verso, the call to pray for the soul of Louis XVI., printmaker: Jacob Willem Strunck, publisher: Theodorus Crayenschot, Netherlands, 1793 - 1813, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching and text in letterpress on verso, height 113 mm x width 77 mm, Person, Louis XVI (King of France), grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers, A faint pencil or ink sketch on aged paper shows a sculpted bust atop a tall plinth, flanked by two draped figures; one figure stands with a covered head and a hand near the face, the other appears winged and gestures upward while holding a wreath near a reclining form at the base of the plinth. The scene includes sparse, leafless branches rising beside the figures and a rectangular tablet set into the plinth. The drawing is monochrome with delicate crosshatching and a worn paper texture with faint ornamental border impressions along the edges.

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Memorial King Louis XVI France Ludovicus XVI Innocens Mortuus est print prayer card Next memorial portrait bust Louis XVI King stand grieving woman angel pointing sky verso call pray soul printmaker Jacob Willem Strunck publisher Theodorus Crayenschot Netherlands 1793 - 1813 paper etching letterpress printing text letterpress height 113 mm x width 77 mm Person grave tomb grave-forms grave-markers faint pencil ink sketch aged paper sculpted bust atop tall plinth flanked two draped figures figure stands covered head hand near face winged gestures upward holding wreath near reclining form base plinth scene includes sparse leafless branches rising beside figures rectangular tablet set drawing monochrome delicate crosshatching worn paper texture faint ornamental border impressions edges

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