Catafalque of Charles XI, King of Sweden, Riddarholm Church, Stockholm

Sébastien Leclerc I French
 After Nicodemus Tessin, the Younger Swedish

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View of Riddarholm church decorated for the funeral of Charles XI, King of Sweden. Catafalque surmounted by the allegory of Eternity and surrounded by four pillars of light. At lower center, two winged skeletons flank a cartouche with the coat of arms of Sweden.

Catafalque of Charles XI, King of Sweden, Riddarholm Church, Stockholm, Sébastien Leclerc I (French, Metz 1637–1714 Paris), Etching

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