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Frans Pourbus the Younger (Antwerp 1569 - Paris 1622)
Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610) 1610
Oil on canvas | 62.0 x 50.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 402972
Lord Darnley’s Bedchamber , Palace of Holyroodhouse
Frans Pourbus the Younger (Antwerp 1569 - Paris 1622)
Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610) 1610
Frans Pourbus the Younger (Antwerp 1569 - Paris 1622)
Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610) 1610
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One of the greatest and most humane monarchs in the history of Europe is shown here in the year of his assassination.
It is possible that contemporaries would have seen in his noble brow, wide face, flowing beard and moustache and swept back hair the characteristics of a Leonine (or lion-like) physiognomy. This was a universally accepted way of showing (and recognising) the virtues of courage and magnanimity.Provenance
At Henrietta Maria's death in 1669 'Henry the Great. 1610' was among her pictures hanging in her Dressing Room at Colombes
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Oil on canvas
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62.0 x 50.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
79.3 x 67.6 x 6.0 cm (frame, external)
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