Coronation Regalia Carried in Procession at Saint-Denis
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin French
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In the ancien régime, the church was seen as a validation of royal authority. This small atmospheric sketch depicts the ceremony of the regalia being carried from the Basilica of Saint-Denis for the coronation of Louis XVI in 1775.
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