Funeral Pope Pius IX, St. Peters Basilica, Huge Double-Folio 1870s Antique Print for Sale

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Funeral Pope Pius IX, St. Peters Basilica, Huge Double-Folio 1870s Antique Print For Sale

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Funeral Pope Pius IX, St. Peters Basilica, Huge Double-Folio 1870s Antique Print:
$149.95

You are offerding on a huge original antique print from an 1870s illustrated journal.

It depicts the funeral procession of Pope Pius IX, as his body is carried to the tombs of St. Peter's Basiica. Interestingly, there is no casket or coffin.

Pope Pius IX (Pio IX; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, reigned from 16 June 1846 to his death in 1878. He was the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church.

The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica (Basilica Sancti Petri; Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), is an Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome.

It is very large (double folio size), measuring approximately 21.5 x 15.75 inches (54.5 x 40 cm). The picture fills most of the page, with a caption below. There is unrelated text/photos on the back of this print.

The print has a fold in the middle, where it was folded into the magazine long ago. Note that the fold line is clean and undamaged, because it was "tipped" into the binding. This was a luxury binding technique of that era, because the double page prints were free of binding holes down the center.

The page is in excellent condition for its age. It has faint tanning from age. See scan for an accurate view of the condition.

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.