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Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Miniature
1670 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Three quarter faced equestrian portrait of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne. The sitter is bareheaded and rides on a red and white horse. He has brown eyes and long brown hair. He wears a white lace cravat, steel armour, buff-coloured gloves, and black boots. In his outstretched right hand he holds a Marshal's baton, in his left hand he holds the reins. Behind him, at a lower level, cavalry are charging and a battle is in progress. On the right in the middle distnace is a bold rock covered with buildings. Above Turenne on the right hovers a cherub, holding the drapeau blanc of France, and in his left hand a bundle of banners emblematic of the places - Auvergne, La Tour, Boulogne, Turenne and Bouillon, from which Turenne took his titles.
Signed in gold in the lower right corner 'P. Sevin. f. / 1670'.
Rectangular on vellum.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Portrait miniature on vellum
Brief description
Miniature on vellum by Pierre Paul Sevin depicting Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France. France, 1670.
Physical description
Three quarter faced equestrian portrait of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne. The sitter is bareheaded and rides on a red and white horse. He has brown eyes and long brown hair. He wears a white lace cravat, steel armour, buff-coloured gloves, and black boots. In his outstretched right hand he holds a Marshal's baton, in his left hand he holds the reins. Behind him, at a lower level, cavalry are charging and a battle is in progress. On the right in the middle distnace is a bold rock covered with buildings. Above Turenne on the right hovers a cherub, holding the drapeau blanc of France, and in his left hand a bundle of banners emblematic of the places - Auvergne, La Tour, Boulogne, Turenne and Bouillon, from which Turenne took his titles.
Signed in gold in the lower right corner 'P. Sevin. f. / 1670'.
Rectangular on vellum.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.25in
  • Width: 11.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Object history
Equestrian portraits of this type, with battles in progress in the distance, were popular in the 17th century. A miniature portrait of Louis XIV in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris (reproduced in L'Art et les Artistes, 1907, p. 69) has several points of similarity with this portrait.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of Miniatures in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Emmett Microform, 1981
Collection
Accession number
739-1882

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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