This large and dramatic church interior is typical of De Lorme's early nocturnes. Depicting an imaginary Baroque church, the scene includes a series of elegantly attired figures, a man in a turban and a guard among them, who process by torchlight toward a tomb.

The painting once formed part of the impressive collection of paintings at Penrhyn Castle, Wales. Largely formed by Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn, the collection a number of other Dutch masterpieces, including Jan Steen's Portrait of Adolf and Catharina Croeser, know as “The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter” (Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, inv. no. SK-A-4981) and Rembrandt’s Portrait of Catharina Hooghsaet (private collection).

When the present painting was last at auction in 1988, the figures were attributed to Anthonie Palamedes, who on occasion painted staffage for De Lorme's compositions.