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Object Type
Museum number: 1883,0609.204
Title: Object: Henricus II Gallorum Rex Christianissimus
Description: Portrait of Henri II, bust-length, in profile to left; within architectural frame, with Victory standing on the right and Bellona on the left, two winged women flanking the coat of arms of France in the upper part, two captives in the lower part; reproduction of a print by Beatrizet Photomechanical process
Producer name: Print made by: Nicolas Beatrizet; After: Luca Penni
School/style
Production date: 1850-1880 (circa)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 404 millimetres (image size); Width: 272 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Reproduction of a print by Beatrizet, see 1865,0610.09. This reproduction was issued as a black and white facsimile by the British Museum in 'Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Reproduced by Photographic Process', [First Series] Part II (Italian Prints), Published by the Trustees in 1883, where it was number XXV and described there as 'Nicolo Beatrizet, 1500 - 1560.'; (Shelfmark 245*.b.13).
Bibliographic references: Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (XV.241.3) (reproduction of); Firmin-Didot 1875-77 / Les graveurs de portraits en France catalogue raisonné de la collection des portraits de l' École Française (95) (reproduction of); IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes (16thC vol. I p.85) (reproduction of); Robert-Dumesnil 1835-71 / Le Peintre-Graveur Français (IX.157.40) (reproduction of)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Portrait of: Henri II, King of France; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory; Representation of: Bellona
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1883
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1883,0609.204

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