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- Museum number
- R,6.18
- Title
- Object: Charles par la Gracie de Deiu Roy de France et de Escote...
- Description
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Portrait of François II of France (improperly called Charles IX by the title); a boy seen full-length, turned to right with head seen in profile, his left hand resting on the hilt of his sword, the other one on his hip, wearing armour with codpiece and a laurel wreath; in the upper right corner, the arms of France
Engraving
- Production date
- 1547-1562 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 299 millimetres (trimmed)
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Width: 198 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- From the same series as 1884,0412.20.
The title identifies the figure as Charles IX of France, the plate was changed in the third state from Francis II for Charles IX (the head re-engraved and laurel wreath added). Traces of a former title (reading 'François Deux...') can be still seen on the shaded part of the step the sitter is standing on.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1799
- Acquisition notes
- With BM Cracherode stamp, but no Cracherode monogram.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- R,6.18
