print
- Museum number
- 1848,0911.608
- Title
- Object: Henry IIII par la grace de Dieu Roy de France et de Navarre agé de 51 1603
- Description
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Equestrian portrait of Henri IV, on a rearing horse turned to left; the king wears a feathered hat, a sash and an armour, and holds a baton adorned with a fleur-de-lys; in the background is a battle; late impression, with rework
Engraving
- Production date
- 1585-1603
- Dimensions
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Height: 182 millimetres (trimmed)
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Width: 116 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is a late impression, reworked, of the plate executed in 1599 (the title of the 1599 version reads 'Agé de 47 / 1599' instead of 'Agé de 51 / 1603'). The upper part of the composition shows signs of additional burin work hiding the wear of the plate. The 1603 version is not recorded in the IFF.
The plate was later altered into a portrait of Henri III of France (see 1856,1213.180).
The same equestrian portrait was engraved by another artist for the title-page of a book published in 1603, see 1896,1230.17
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1848
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1848,0911.608