The birth of Henri of Navarre (Henry IV King of France). Line engraving by J.B. Pfitzer after L. Lafitte.

  • Lafitte, Louis, 1770-1828.
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The birth of Henri of Navarre (Henry IV King of France). Line engraving by J.B. Pfitzer after L. Lafitte. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Henri IV was born in the castle of Pau, his mother being Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, and his father Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 27.3 x 43 cm

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Laffite delt. ; J.B. Pfitzer sculpt. Impression catalogued is proof before title lettering, bears inscription in pencil: "Birth of Henry IV"

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Wellcome Collection 17223i

Creator/production credits

"Laffite" in lettering presumed to be Louis Lafitte. One of his pupils was Achille Devéria, whose brother Eugène also painted a picture of the birth of Henri IV. The Dictionary of art (s.v. Devéria) calls it a "well-worn subject (made fashionable by the Restoration and usually portrayed in engravings or small-scale works)"

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