Plate 16: Valets marching in the funeral procession of Archduke Albert of Austria; from 'Pompa Funebris ... Alberti Pii'
Medium
Etching with hand coloring
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 15 3/16 in. (28.4 × 38.5 cm) Plate: 10 × 15 1/16 in. (25.4 × 38.2 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession Number
60.611.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Plate 16: Valets Marching in the Funeral Process of Archduke Albert Austria** This intricate etching captures a poignant moment from the grand funeral procession of Archduke Albert VII Austria (1559–1), the Habsburg co-ruler of the Spanish Netherlands, who died in Brussels in 1621. Plate 16 from Jacques Francquart's *Pom Funebris... Alberti Pii* (Funeral Pomp of the Pious Albert), published in 1623, the valets—loyal household servants—marching solemnly in the elaborate cortege. Such processions were lavish public spectacles in the Baroque era, blending mourning with displays of power and pi...
About the Artist
Jacques Francquart|Cornelis Galle I (French|French) · 1577 |1577 –1651 |1651
French, Brussels 1577–1651 Brussels|French, Brussels 1577–1651 Brussels