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Rex Christianissimus Henricus II Gallorum

Print
1558 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Nicolas Beatrizet (engraver)
Place of origin
France (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval border with letters, surrounded by an architectural scheme, flanked by allegorical figures of Fame and Valour, and surmounted by the crowned arms of France.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleRex Christianissimus Henricus II Gallorum (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Henry II, King of France, engraving by Nicolas Beatrizet, 1558.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right, within an oval border with letters, surrounded by an architectural scheme, flanked by allegorical figures of Fame and Valour, and surmounted by the crowned arms of France.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.6cm (cut)
  • Width: 32.4cm (cut)
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
French School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'N. B. Lot F. 1558.' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Rex Christianissimus Henricus II Gallorum.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
King
Coat of Arms
Henry II
Fame
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Graveurs de Portrait en France. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-9.
  • Bibliothèque National. Inventaire du Fonds Français. Paris: M. le Garrec, 1930.
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Le Peintre Graveur. Vienna: J. A. Barth, 1808-21.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.76-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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