Design for a Sepulchral Monument to King Louis XVI
A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash shows a tiered, stepped monument with a central arched niche and a Latin inscription bearing the name Louis XVI in Roman numerals. Sculptural figures, including one holding a cross, crown the top tier, and urns flank the base on a plinth.
- Artist
- Giuseppe Barberi
- Date
- 1793
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 2882 × 4000 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1793).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum