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Funeral for Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Dauphine of France, in the Church of Nôtre Dame, Paris, on November 24, 1746

Funeral for Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Dauphine of France, in the Church of Nôtre Dame, Paris, on November 24, 1746

c. 1746
(French, 1715–1790)
France, 18th century
Pen and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache on cream laid paper, incised (with graphite) for transfer
Sheet: 45 x 30.9 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2000.2
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Charles-Nicolas Cochin worked closely with the branch of the royal household charged with organizing and presenting royal ceremonies to produce prints such as the one related to this drawing.

Description

As an official draftsman to the king, Charles-Nicolas Cochin was responsible for documenting royal events, festivities, and ceremonies. When the Spanish princess Marie-Thérèse, wife of Louis XV’s eldest son, died in childbirth, she was given two lavish funerals: one at the Church of Saint Denis, and another, represented in this drawing, at Notre Dame in Paris. Cochin’s drawing shows how the interior of the gothic cathedral was theatrically redecorated in the current rococo style. Beneath the majestic canopy in the center of the nave, an ornate arched structure, a baldequin, contains the princess’s coffin.
  • ?-?
    Private Collection, France
    ?-2000
    (Didier Aaron, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2000-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • DeGrazia, Diane, and Carter E. Foster. Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000. Mentioned: pp. 108-109, p. 288; Reproduced: p. 109
    Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” March 17, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. Mentioned: p. 2-3 archive.org
    Foster, Carter E. "Charles-Nicolas Cochin and Festival Design for the Menus-Plaisirs." Master Drawings 39, no. 3 (2001): 260-278. Mentioned: pp. 276, 278 n. 43.
  • Elegance and Intrigue: French Society in 18th-century Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 16-November 6, 2016).
    Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000); The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (May 23-August 19, 2001); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (October 14, 2001-January 6, 2002).
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