Funeral Service for Chancellor Séguier
by LE CLERC, Sébastien I, Engraving
In the ancien r�gime, funerals were characterized by the same mixture of pomp, complexity, and dignity as the other ceremonies and festivities. For the funeral of Chancellor Pierre S�guier, Charles Lebrun erected a catafalque, as shown in the engraving by S�bastien Le Clerc.