Grafmonument van Nicolaas Vleughels in de San Luigi dei Francesi te Rome 1744
claudeoliviergallimard
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pencil drawn
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aged paper
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toned paper
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photo restoration
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pencil sketch
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old engraving style
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retro 'vintage design
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historical photography
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old-timey
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19th century
This etching, "Grafmonument van Nicolaas Vleughels in de San Luigi dei Francesi te Rome," by Claude Olivier Gallimard, depicts a memorial monument to Nicolaas Vleughels. The etching, completed in 1744, the year of Gallimard's death, features a bust of Vleughels and an angel holding a drapery. Below the bust is an inscription with information about Vleughels's life and death. Etchings like this were often commissioned by families to commemorate the lives of prominent figures, making them important sources for historical research.
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