Plate 1: Figures gathered before a curtained wall, decorated with three armorials with the coat of arms and symbols celebrating Archduke Albert, four skeletons on pedestals at center, gothic facade in background; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii'

Jacques Francquart|Cornelis Galle I

1623 · Etching with hand coloring · Drawings and Prints

Plate 1: Figures gathered before a curtained wall, decorated with three armorials with the coat of arms and symbols celebrating Archduke Albert, four skeletons on pedestals at center, gothic facade in background; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii' — Jacques Francquart|Cornelis Galle I

Plate from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii', after Jacques Francquart, illustrating the funeral procession of Albert the Pious (1559–1621), Archduke of Austria, son of Emperor Maximilian II. 2 sheets pasted together at center. The first edition of this series contains 54 numbered plates and an engraved title page, published in 1623. The second and third editions contain 66 plates and were published in 1728 and 1729 respectively.

Artist: Jacques Francquart|Cornelis Galle I
Date: 1623
Medium: Etching with hand coloring
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960