King Henri IV looks at a portrait of his future wife, Marie de' Medici. Engraving by J. Audran, 170-, after J.B. Nattier after Sir P.P. Rubens.

  • Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
Date:
[between 1700 and 1709]
Reference:
3063500i
Part of:
Gallerie du Palais du Luxembourg.
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Description

Henri IV, accompanied by a woman personifying France, gazes at a framed oil painting of Marie de' Medici, which is held by Hymen. Above, Juno and Jupiter look on with approval. Two cupids carry away Henri's helmet and shield, indicating the end of war

Publication/Creation

A Paris (rue Frementeau) : chez le S.r Nattier peintre de l'Academie Royale. Avec privilege du Roy, [between 1700 and 1709]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 50.2 x 35 cm

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Henri IV délibère sur son futur mariage. ... Rubens pinxit ; I.M. Nattier delineavit ; I. Audran sculpsit.

References note

Marcel Roux, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du dix-huitième siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Cabinet des estampes, tome I, Paris 1931, p. 255, no. 30

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3063500i

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  • impression on mount with borders in gold, black and green
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