Aerial view of the Nemausus pyre (Nîmes). The drawing is in landscape format. It is organized within a frame drawn in ink. Traces of watercolor and inscriptions are visible in the margins.
The scene takes place during a ceremony, inside a courtyard enclosed by a stone wall. In the center, a pyre is lit before the gaze of several figures seated in the stands. At the top of a high podium, the deceased lies on a bed surrounded by offerings.