Portrait of Henry IV, King of France

ca. 1605 (Baroque) 12 7/16 in. (31.6 cm) Citation Source image

Henry IV of France (1553-1609) here wears a laurel wreath, which, since the days of ancient Greece, has signaled a victor. The wreath and the king's relaxed smile suggest that he is both a great military leader and a compassionate father figure-the perfect "good king." Two oth...

Sculpture

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9394
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Goldschmidt Collection; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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4
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