De aankomst voor de Nieuwe Kerk van de begrafenisstoet van Emma, koningin-regentes der Nederlanden, te Delft op 27 maart 1934 Possibly 1934

Here's a black and white photo, taken by an anonymous photographer, of Queen Emma's funeral procession arriving at the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, on March 27, 1934. Look at the photo and imagine the scene. The crowds, the horses, the church looming up in the background. I'm imagining the photographer standing there, trying to get everything in focus, trying to capture the scale of the event but also the quiet feeling of loss. I see the artist trying to reconcile the grand and the intimate. The horses, and the crowds are all elements within a strict composition. But the image captures something of that day, something fleeting and somber. Maybe the photographer saw how the light fell on the stone of the church, or maybe they were thinking of other photographers, other images of loss and remembrance. It's all a conversation, this art thing, and we're all just trying to add our voice to it.