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Maker(s):LeCoeur, Louis; Dorgez, after
Culture:French (active c. 1780-1808); French (active c. 1780-1814)
Title:Fête du Sacre et Courennement de Leurs Majestés Imperiales. Vue de la place du parvis Notre-Dame de Paris, et de la décoration élévée devant la principale entrée de l'église à l'instant ou leurs mejestés revêtues de leurs clergé ornemens impériaux sont reçues et complimentées par le clergé de Paris. 11 Frimaire, An XIII (2 décembre 1804)
Date Made:1806
Type:Print
Materials:etching, hand-colored
Measurements:sheet: 21 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.; 54.0 x 41.3 cm; plate: 18 x 14 3/8 in.; 45.7 x 36.5 cm; image: 15 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.; 40.0 x 31.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2003.33
Credit Line:Museum purchase
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
Celebration of the Anointing and Coronation of Their Imperial Majesties. View of the Area in Front of Notre-Dame, and of the Decoration Erected in Front of the Main Entrance to the Church at the Moment When Their Majesties Dressed in Their Imperial Ornaments Are Received and Complemented by the Clergy of Paris
Combining ancient and medieval elements, a Gothic porch of
painted wood was erected in front of the grand portal. Alongside imperial emblems and other symbolic figures, effigies of Clovis and Charlemagne were applied to the columns to create associations with the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties. - English translation

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