Design for the tomb of a knight and his consort

Inventory number: CVH 81
Bollaert & Moortgat

Design for a mausoleum: at the bottom is a tomb with two life-sized statues of the deceased and his wife, kneeling on a cushion with a putto behind them. Behind that is a tall Baroque back wall with fronton, with two alternative suggestions.

Artist:

Peter Scheemaeckers the Elder

Dating:

unknown

Material:

Black chalk, sanguine on paper

Dimensions:

634 x 323 mm

Marks :

Inscription centred, up in the field that is left free behind the two statues; inscription centred, under the previous inscription.

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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