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Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Maria de' Medici

Drawing
18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker

Drawing, 'Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Maria de' Medici', copy after Peter Paul Rubens, pen and ink, 18th century

Object details

Object type
TitleHenry IV Receiving the Portrait of Maria de' Medici (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and black ink, with some unrelated black chalk lines, on a yellowish paper
Brief description
Drawing, 'Henry IV Receiving the Portrait of Maria de' Medici', copy after Peter Paul Rubens, pen and ink, 18th century
Dimensions
  • Height: 257mm
  • Width: 120mm
Production typeCopy
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right, in brush and grey ink (with the museum’s Ionides inv. no.), 756.
Object history
Constantine Alexander Ionides (1833–1900), London and Brighton (L. 488), by whom bequeathed to the museum, 1900.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 536, illus. p.465.
Collection
Accession number
CAI.756

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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