Day 1,243: obsequies

The obsequies included a service in the church as well as one at the graveside.

Artwork of the day 
A Gift for the Master
Francisco Goya
Original Title: Obsequio a el maestro
Date: 1799
Style: Romanticism
Series: Los caprichos
Genre: caricature
Media: engraving, paper
Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), Paris, France
Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.5 cm

Word of the day 
obsequies: funeral rites

Quote of the day
“Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics the greatest number have begun their career, by paying an obsequious court to the people; commencing Demagogues, and ending Tyrants.”
― Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers