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Massacre de Henry Le Grand Roy De France par François Ravaillac le 14. May 1610

Print
ca. 1812 (published)
Artist/Maker
Gaspar Bouttats (engraver)
Odieuvre (publisher)
Place of origin
Paris (published)

Print, a depiction of the assassination of Henry IV of France. A street scene with the royal carriage and François Ravaillac, holding a knife, climbing onto one of the wheels; on the right is a hay cart and a wagon with a large cask.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleMassacre de Henry Le Grand Roy De France par François Ravaillac le 14. May 1610 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print depicting the assassination of Henry IV, King of France and Navarre, engraving by Gaspar Bouttats, mid-17th century.
Physical description
Print, a depiction of the assassination of Henry IV of France. A street scene with the royal carriage and François Ravaillac, holding a knife, climbing onto one of the wheels; on the right is a hay cart and a wagon with a large cask.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
  • Width: 38.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
Flemish School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Massacre de Henry Le Grand Roy De France par François Ravaillac le 14. May 1610. Se trouve a Paris chez Odieuvre rüe Danjou pres le rüe Dauphine / Gasp. Bouttats fecit Antwerpiae.' (Lettered)
  • 'Chez Naudet ii [Place?] Louvre 1812 [Lugt 1937]' (Inscribed on the back)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
King
Waggon
Cart
Carriage
Henry IV
François Ravaillac
Assassination of Henry IV
Bibliographic references
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.130-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O567438/massacre-de-henry-le-grand-print-gaspar-bouttats/
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