Martinet (François Nicolas)

the side view of the very grand funerary construction designed by Michel Ange Slodtz for the memorial service for Ferdinand VI de Bourbon and Marie Madalene Barbara of Portugal, King and Queen of Spain, conducted at Notre Dame in Paris, on 15th January 1760, by the Bishop of Vence. Queen Barbara had died in August 1758, leaving King Ferdinand VI so bereft that he lost all capacity to rule, wasting away until his own death in August 1759.

engraving on laid paper, 345 x 675 mm. (13 1/2 x 26 1/2 in), trimmed to the plate mark at the sides, a few well repaired tears at sides, mounted at sheet edges onto a support sheet,