Tomb of King Frans I of France and his consort Claude de France

Inventory number: CVH 155
Bollaert & Moortgat

Tomb of King Frans I of France: it is conceived as a portico with a passage to left and right and a niche in the centre, closed off by a rounded arch, in which two tombs are visible with recumbent statues on them. Under the niche and to the left and right of the two passages, a band of relief is sculpted, depicting fighting soldiers. On the architrave of the monument are four statues of kneeling figures.

Artist:

Etienne F. Imbard

Dating:

unknown

Material:

Watercolour; black ink on paper

Dimensions:

299 x 255 mm

Marks :

Inscription on an inscription table above and behind the monument; signature lower right; date lower right, next to the signature.

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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