Grave Monument with Cross, No. 745 1840 - 1880

This detailed pen and ink drawing by Alexander Maxwell, titled "Grave Monument with Cross, No. 745," depicts a traditional design for a grave monument featuring a Celtic cross atop a tiered base. Created between 1840 and 1880, the drawing is a testament to the artist's interest in funerary art and the enduring symbolism of the cross. The piece, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a glimpse into the Victorian era's aesthetic preferences for memorial design and the importance of commemorating the deceased through such elaborate structures.