Coronation Regalia Carried in Procession at Saint-Denis

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

1775 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk. · Drawings and Prints

In the ancien régime, the church was seen as a validation of royal authority. This small atmospheric sketch depicts the ceremony of the regalia being carried from the Basilica of Saint-Denis for the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775.

Artist

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Date

1775

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk.

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Jacob Bean Gift, 1984